Whipworm

Question 1

It is a soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and is the THIRD most common roundworm of humans.

Answer 1

Whipworm

Question 2

This nematode (roundworm) is also called as human whipworm

Answer 2

Trichuris trichiura

Question 2

Whipworm can be transmitted by?

Answer 2

Fecal-oral route and feces-contaminated food

Question 3

Whipworm causes an infection called _______ and often occurs in areas where human feces is used as fertilizer or where defecation onto soil happens.

Answer 3

Trichuriasis

Question 4

In the soil, the eggs of whipworm develop into a 2-cell stage, these stages are?

Answer 4

Advanced cleavage stage
Embryonate

Question 5

The adult whipworm’s length is?

Answer 5

Approximately 4 cm

Question 5

The adult whipworms are fixed in what location?

Answer 5

In the cecum and ascending colon

Question 6

Female whipworms in the cecum shed between ___________ eggs per day.

Answer 6

3,000-20,000

Question 7

The life span of the adult whipworms is about?

Answer 7

1 year

Question 8

Rectal prolapse in trichuriasis can also occur. True or False?

Answer 8

True