2QO THE ARACHNOIDS 



into a curled-up, ringed larva, about 1/2 inch long with twenty-three rings, which 

 is encysted especially in the liver or lungs. These escape and are swallowed by the 

 snakes, their definitive hosts. 



While in the liver or lungs of man the patient may have signs of bronchitis, 

 hepatitis or peritonitis. Cases usually only discovered at postmortem. Parasites, 

 however, might possibly be found in sputum or faeces. 



