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The photograph on the left was taken from a fecal smear of a
child at a day care center in Manhattan, Kansas. The ellipsoidal cyst
measures about 10 micrometers in length by 7-8 micrometers in width. Can
you figure out why this child may have periodic bouts of
diarrhea?
Chilomastix mesnili
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Giardia lamblia
Iodamoeba buetschli
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