Whipworm
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Male Whipworm
<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Scientific classification
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<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia
<tr><td>Phylum:<td>Nematoda
<tr><td>Class:<td>Adenophorea
<tr><td>Order:<td>Stichosomida
<tr><td>Family:<td>Trichuridae
<tr><td>Genus:<td>Trichuris
<tr><td>Species:<td>trichiura
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<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Binomial name
<tr><td align="center">Trichuris trichiura
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The Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) is a roundworm, which causes the disease of Trichocephalus trichiura 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 Albendazole may be offered by physician as an anti-parasitic agent.
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