Trichuriasis

Trichuriasis is a soil-transmitted helminthic infection of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the nematode *Trichuris trichiura*, commonly known as the human whipworm Humans acquire the infection via the fecal-oral route by ingesting embryonated eggs from contaminated soil, water, or food Following ingestion, larvae hatch in the small intestine and migrate to the large intestine—primarily the cecum and ascending colon—where adult worms embed their attenuated anterior ends into the mucosal epit...

Trichuriasis is a soil-transmitted helminthic infection of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the nematode *Trichuris trichiura*, commonly known as the human whipworm

Humans acquire the infection via the fecal-oral route by ingesting embryonated eggs from contaminated soil, water, or food While low worm burdens are frequently asymptomatic, heavy infestations, which disproportionately affect pediatric populations in tropical regions with substandard sanitation, can cause chronic inflammation resulting in painful defecation, mucus- and blood-streaked diarrhea, iron-deficiency anemia, growth stunting, and rectal prolapse

Following ingestion, larvae hatch in the small intestine and migrate to the large intestine—primarily the cecum and ascending colon—where adult worms embed their attenuated anterior ends into the mucosal epithelium While low worm burdens are frequently asymptomatic, heavy infestations, which disproportionately affect pediatric populations in tropical regions with substandard sanitation, can cause chronic inflammation resulting in painful defecation, mucus- and blood-streaked diarrhea, iron-defic...