RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145459201
T1 Trichuriasis (Whipworm)
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459201
RD 2024/04/20
AB Trichuris  trichiura  is  a  widespread  human  and  animal  parasite  common  in  children  living  in  warm,  humid  areas  conducive  to  survival  of  the  ovaIngested  infective  eggs  hatch  in  the  upper  small  intestineAdult  worms  live  in  the  cecum  and  colon;  the  ova  are  passed  and  become  infectious  after  several  weeks  in  the  soilUnlike  Ascaris,  Trichuris  does  not  have  a  migratory  tissue  phase