ICD-11 definition : A disease of the small intestine, caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichuris
trichiura. This disease is commonly asymptomatic. This disease may also present with
painful diarrhoea (containing a mixture of mucus, water, or blood). Transmission is
by the faecal-oral route. Confirmation is by identification of Trichuris trichiura
eggs in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : infection by trichuris trichiuria; Trichocephaliasis; whipworm; trichocephalus infestation; trichuriosis; whipworm disease; whipworm infestation; infection by trichuris; trichocephalosis; whipworm infection; Infection due to Trichuris trichiura; infection by trichocephalus trichiura; trichuris infestation;
A disease of the small intestine, caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichuris
trichiura. This disease is commonly asymptomatic. This disease may also present with
painful diarrhoea (containing a mixture of mucus, water, or blood). Transmission is
by the faecal-oral route. Confirmation is by identification of Trichuris trichiura
eggs in a faecal sample.