trichuriasis (DOID:1252)
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Synonyms: Infection by Trichuris trichura; Trichuriasis infection; trichuris trichiura infection; Whipworm disease
Alt IDs: ICD9CM:127.3, ICD9CM_2006:127.3, MESH:D014257, NCI:C128399, UMLS_CUI:C0040954
Definition: A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection located_in intestine in humans, has_material_basis_in Trichuris trichiura, which is transmitted_by ingestion of food contaminated with egg-carrying soil. The infection has_symptom abdominal pain, has_symptom diarrhea, has_symptom rectal prolapse and has_symptom growth retardation.