Parasite eggs found in fecal samples from Ripley/Choate House privy under magnification. (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Parasite eggs found in fecal samples from Ripley/Choate House privy under magnification.

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Football-shaped whipworm eggs pictured in the top row, circular tapeworm eggs with a dark outer shell pictured in the bottom row.

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Images by Theresa Gildner.

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