Keywords: Adult Trichuris female human whipworm PHIL 414 lores.jpg This micrograph of an adult Trichuris female human whipworm reveals that its size in centimeters is approximately 4cm The female T trichiura worms begin to oviposit in the cecum and ascending colon 60 to 70 days after infection Female worms in the cecum shed between 3 000 and 20 000 eggs per day The life span of the adults is about 1 year Content Providers s CDC/Dr Mae Melvin Creation Date 1982 Copyright Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image http //phil cdc gov/phil_images/20031204/7/PHIL_414_lores jpg PD-USGov Trichuris trichiura |