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Infection by Trichuris trichiura

Known as: Trichocephaliasis, Trichocephaliases, Whipworm disease 
An infection that is caused by the nematode Trichuris trichiura, a soil-transmitted helminth, which is transmitted via food and/or water contaminated… 
National Institutes of Health

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Intestinal helminthiasis

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whipworm infestation

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The presence of serum anti-Ascaris lumbricoides IgE antibodies and of Trichuris trichiura infection are risk factors for wheezing and/or atopy in preschool-aged Brazilian children
BackgroundThe elucidation of factors that trigger the development of transient wheezing in early childhood may be an important… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Human Intestinal Parasites
Parasitic infections, caused by intestinal helminths and protozoan parasites, are among the most prevalent infections in humans… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Allergic symptoms, atopy, and geohelminth infections in a rural area of Ecuador.
Geohelminth infections may affect the expression of allergic disease. To investigate the relationship between geohelminth… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Nutritional impact of intestinal helminthiasis during the human life cycle.
Poor people in developing countries endure the burden of disease caused by four common species of soil-transmitted nematode that… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura
An estimated 1049 million persons harbour T. trichiura, including 114 million preschool-age children and 233 million school-age… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Iron status of schoolchildren with varying intensities of Trichuris trichiura infection
SUMMARY The relationship between varying intensities of Trichuris trichiura infection and iron status was examined in Jamaican… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Physical activity and growth of Kenyan school children with hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides infections are improved after treatment with albendazole.
Growth, activity, appetite and intestinal helminth infections were compared for 55 Kenyan primary school children with hookworm… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Parasitic helminth infection and cognitive function in school children
The study examines the effect of moderate to high worm burdens of Trichuris trichiura infection on the cognitive functions of 159… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Trichuris and trichuriasis in humans.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Ivermectin for human strongyloidiasis and other intestinal helminths.
Since ivermectin, a mixture of 2 closely related macrocyclic lactones, has proven highly effective against animal intestinal… 
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