whipworm infection

whipworm infection

Trichuriasis Infectious disease Infestation by the nematode, Trichuris trichiura, which causes the world's most common parasitic infection Epidemiology After oral-fecal contact with contaminated soil in a background of poor hygiene; ingested eggs hatch and the worm embeds in the large intestine, primarily in the cecum, appendix Clinical Light worm loads are virtually asymptomatic; heavy loads cause abdominal malaise, colic, and bloating and, when massive, mild anemia, bloody diarrhea, rectal prolapse Treatment Mebendazol. See O&P.