Trichiuriasis

Trichiuria is a helminthiasis caused by a specific parasite Trichuris trichiura or a nematode up to 14 cm long. Males are thinner and shorter than females - about 3 cm, whitish in color. The body consists of five layers. The male penetrates the colon directly, and the female, seeping through the wall of the rectum to the wall of the anus, lays eggs. The surviving larvae leave the hindgut, ascend the rectum, and are then expelled in the feces. As a rule, infection most often occurs during travel or while working in the field. Manifestations of the disease. Under different development conditions, the disease occurs with different manifestations. Trichiuria is characterized by a long latent course with the absence of symptoms. In most patients, signs of the disease appear 4–6 weeks after infection. Manifestations of trichocele differ in characteristic symptoms. Untreated trichiuric invasion contributes to the formation of trichinosis, a common pathology characterized by the development of lumpy seals in the subcutaneous fat, similar to worms. There are cases of development of filariasis, subcutaneous fibrosis of the extremities (fibro