Trichuris trichiura
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]
, Whipworm(s)
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichuridae
Genus: Trichuris
Species: T. trichiura
Binomial name
Trichuris trichiura
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Life cycle
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]
, Whipworm(s)
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichuridae
Genus: Trichuris
Species: T. trichiura
Binomial name
Trichuris trichiura
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Life cycle
