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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] The diarrhea sometimes contains blood. [1]
Trichuriasis, also known as whipworm infection, occurs through ingestion of whipworm eggs and is more common in warmer climates. Whipworm eggs are passed in the feces of infected persons, and if an infected person defecates outdoors or if untreated human feces is used as fertilizer, eggs are deposited on soil where they can mature into an ...
Infection is typically treated with antiparasitic medication such as albendazole or mebendazole. [4] Rapid treatment may kill adult worms and thereby stop further worsening of symptoms. [4] Both medications are considered safe but have been associated with side effects such as bone marrow suppression. [4]
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug. [7] After its discovery in 1975, [8] its first uses were in veterinary medicine to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis. [9] Approved for human use in 1987, [10] it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Difetarsone is an antiprotozoal agent.Various studies have shown it to be particularly effective against Trichuris trichiura, commonly known as the whipworm.Prior to the drugs use in the early 1970s, there were few effective treatments for this infection. [1]
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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.
Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi infection); Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus infection); Soil-transmitted helminthiasis – this includes ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides infection), trichuriasis (Trichuris infection), and hookworm infection (includes necatoriasis and Ancylostoma duodenale infection)