SPECIMEN

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Date

Description

A color photograph of a jarred Guinea worm specimen, a thin, thread-like parasite which can grow up to 3 feet (one meter) long in the human body before emerging through the skin.

Source

The Carter Center Office of Public Information, Health Programs
453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307
www.cartercenter.org

Citation

“SPECIMEN,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed May 10, 2025, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/4917.