trichuriasis
MONDO:0005996Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names trichuriasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An infection that is caused by the nematode Trichuris trichiura, a soil-transmitted helminth, which is transmitted via food and/or water contaminated with the eggs of the worm. Symptoms are usually mild and include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and possibly anemia secondary to blood loss in diarrhea.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005996), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
3 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Abdominal painMondoHP:0002027
- Hypochromic anemiaMondoHP:0001931
- Increased total eosinophil countMondoHP:0001880
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: trichuriasis
- Also called
- trichuriasis infectionTrichuris trichiura caused disease or disorderTrichuris trichiura disease or disorderTrichuris trichiura infectious diseasewhipworm disease