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Encyclopedia > Trichuris trichiura
Whipworm

Male Whipworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Stichosomida
Family: Trichuridae
Genus: Trichuris
Species: trichiura
Binomial name
Trichuris trichiura


The Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) or Trichocephalus trichiuris, is a roundworm, which causes the disease of trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. Symptoms include:

  • Light infestations are frequently asymptomatic.
  • Heavy infestations may have bloody diarrhea.
  • Long-standing blood loss may lead to iron-deficiency anemia.
  • Rectal prolapse is possible in severe cases.

Parasite is detectable by stool ova exam. Mebendazole and alendazole may be offered by physician as an anti-parasitic agent.


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