A person reports to a clinic complaining of fever and abdominal pain. The abdomen is swollen, and blood tests indicate liver damage. A stool sample is examined under a microscope and found to contain eggs with a spine projecting from its surface. The indications are consistent with infection with

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The presence of eggs with a spine in the stool sample is characteristic of Schistosoma mansoni, which is known to cause liver damage and abdominal symptoms due to its life cycle involving the liver and intestines.

A Person Reports to a Clinic Complaining of Fever and Abdominal