Changes

**egg hatches in intestine → larva penetrates intestinal mucosa → hepatic portal blood → liver → venous blood → heart → lung capillaries → alveoli → ascends trachea → swallowed → small intestine (where the adults develop)

**egg hatches in intestine → larva penetrates intestinal mucosa → hepatic portal blood → liver → venous blood → heart → lung capillaries → alveoli → ascends trachea → swallowed → small intestine (where the adults develop)

  NOTE: there are important variations on this theme; for example, the migratory larvae of some species can cross the placenta or enter the mammary glands (examples of vertical transmission); while some species will utilise paratenic or intermediate hosts.

  NOTE: there are important variations on this theme; for example, the migratory larvae of some species can cross the placenta or enter the mammary glands (examples of vertical transmission); while some species will utilise paratenic or intermediate hosts.