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Trichuris trichiura
Parasitic roundworm that causes intestinal infection / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the worm. For the infection, see Trichuriasis.
Trichuris trichiura, Trichocephalus trichiuris or whipworm, is a parasitic roundworm (a type of helminth) that causes trichuriasis (a type of helminthiasis which is one of the neglected tropical diseases) when it infects a human large intestine. It is commonly known as the whipworm which refers to the shape of the worm; it looks like a whip with wider "handles" at the posterior end.[1]
Quick Facts Whipworm(s), Scientific classification ...
Whipworm(s) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Trichocephalida |
Family: | Trichuridae |
Genus: | Trichuris |
Species: | T. trichiura |
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Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
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