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) | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Trichocephalida |
| Family: | Trichuridae |
| Genus: | Trichuris |
| Species: | T. trichiura
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichuris_trichiura
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