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Trichuris trichiura, Trichocephalus trichiuris or whipworm, is a parasitic roundworm (a type of helminth) that causes trichuriasis (a type of helminthiasis which is one of the neglected tropical diseases) when it infects a human large intestine.
Trichuris (synonym Trichocephalus [1]), often referred to as whipworms or the silent serpent (which typically refers to T. trichiura only in medicine, and to any other species in veterinary medicine), is a genus of parasitic helminths from the roundworm family Trichuridae.
Its common name "whipworm" refers to the shape of these worms; they look like whips with wider "handles" at the posterior end. The genera of Trichuridae are: [1] Capillostrongyloides Freitas & Lent, 1935; Liniscus; Orthothominx Teixeira de Freitas & Jorge da Silva, 1960; Pearsonema Teixeira de Freitas & Machado de Mendonça, 1960; Sclerotrichum ...
Trichuris vulpis is a whipworm that lives in the large intestine of canines in its adult stages. Out of different types of worms, Trichuris vulpis is one of the smaller worms with a size ranging from 30–50 mm in length. As the name suggests, the worm has a whip-like shape with distinct features including a small, narrow anterior head, which ...
Trichuris suis is a whipworm; the variations in thickness of the anterior and posterior segments give the parasite the characteristic "whip-like" appearance.Adult females measure 6 to 8 cm and adult males 3 to 4 cm. T. suis eggs are oval (60 × 25 μm) and yellow-brown with bipolar plugs. [1]
Trichuris serrata, commonly known as a whipworm, is a nematode of the genus Trichuris first discovered in domestic Brazilian cats by Dr. Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow in 1879. [1] Since then, there have been reports of this species in North and South America, Australia, [2] and the Caribbean islands. [1]
Trichuris discolor, commonly known as a whipworm, is a nematode belonging to the genus Trichuris. The species was discovered by Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow in 1906 and primarily infects cows. However, they can also infect sheep and goats. Like Trichuris ovis, T. discolor is known to be located in any region that their hosts are located.
Trichuriasis, also known as whipworm infection, is an infection by the parasitic worm Trichuris trichiura (whipworm). [2] If the infection is only with a few worms, there are often no symptoms. [ 1 ] In those who are infected with many worms, there may be abdominal pain , fatigue and diarrhea . [ 1 ]