Whipworm
Also known as: Trichocephaliasis; Trichuris trichiura; Trichuriasis; Whip Worm
Description
The Whipworm is a type of Roundworm that can reside in humans. They are shaped like a whip. The top two thirds is thin, the botton third is thicker.
Infection with whipworm may not be apparent unless noticed when passed in the feces, or occasionally, crawling up into the Throat and trying to exit through the Mouth or Nose.
Adult Whipworms live for seven to ten years.
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