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trichuriasis

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trichuriasis /trich·u·ri·a·sis/ (trik″u-ri´ah-sis) infection with Trichuris, often asymptomatic in adults but with gastrointestinal symptoms in children.
trich·u·ri·a·sis (trky-r-ss)
n. pl. trich·u·ri·a·ses (-sz)
Infection with a nematode. It is usually asymptomatic and not associated with peripheral eosinophilia, but in massive infections it frequently causes diarrhea or rectal prolapse.

trichuriasis
[trik′yərī′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, thrix + oura, tail, osis, condition
infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura. The condition is usually asymptomatic, but heavy infestation may cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and, occasionally, anemia and rectal prolapse. It is common in tropical areas with poor sanitation. Eggs are passed in feces. Contamination of the hands, food, and water results in ingestion of the eggs, which hatch in the intestines where the adult worms embed two thirds of their length in the intestinal mucosa. The worms may live 15 to 20 years. Treatment is with mebendazole; prevention includes proper disposal of feces and good personal hygiene. Also called trichiuriasis [trik′ē-] .

trichuriasis [trik″u-ri´ah-sis]
infection with species of Trichuris; in adults it may be asymptomatic, but in children it may cause vomiting, diarrhea, and rectal prolapse.

trichuriasis
the disease caused by the infestation of the cecum by Trichuris spp. The most obvious clinical feature is diarrhea sometimes with mucus and blood.

trichuriasis
Whipworm infection Infectious disease Infection by Trichuris trichiura, which occurs by oral contact with whipworm ova in contaminated soil; eggs hatch, worm embeds in GI mucosa, primarily in cecum and appendix Clinical Heavy infestation causes bloody, mucus-like diarrhea, rectal prolapse


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Cure rates for trichuriasis with single-dose regimens are low--28% (95% CI 13-39%) and 36% (95% CI 16-51%) for albendazole and mebendazole, respectively.
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