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Whipworm: Humans worldwide are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura; the eggs of these roundworms (nematode) are "sticky" and may be carried to the ... more about Whipworm.
Whipworm: Any nematode of the genus trichuris. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Whipworm is available below.
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Humans worldwide are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura; the eggs of these roundworms (nematode) are "sticky" and may be carried to the mouth by hands, other body parts, fomites (inanimate objects), or foods. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
The name whipworm comes from the parasite's long, very thin, whiplike shape. Fertilized eggs develop outside the body, and an embryonated egg is produced in three weeks in a favorable environment; that is, warm, moist, shaded soil. (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Infection with nematodes of the genus TRICHURIS, formerly called Trichocephalus. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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