infection of the large intestine with the whipworm Trichuris trichiura, resulting in anaemia, weakness, etc
trichuriasis in American English
(ˌtrɪkəˈraiəsɪs)
noun
Pathology
intestinal infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura, producing nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea, common in tropical areas with poor sanitation
Word origin
[1920–25; ‹ NL Trichur(is) genus name (trich-trich- + Gk our(á) tail + -is adj. ending) + i-asis]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, checkout, slalom, superpower, tie-in-iasis is a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek. Other words that use the affix-iasis include: fasciolopsiasis, leontiasis, loiasis, onchocerciasis, pityriasis
Examples of 'trichuriasis' in a sentence
trichuriasis
The prevalence of ascariasis, hookworm and trichuriasis was 52%, 42% and 5% respectively.
Katie Greenland, Ruth Dixon, Shabbir Ali Khan, Kithsiri Gunawardena, Jimmy H Kihara,Jennifer L Smith, Lesley Drake, Prerna Makkar, Sri Raman, Sarman Singh, Sanjay Kumar 2015, 'The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths in Bihar State, India.', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4439147?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Combination of albendazole and levamisole showed better cure rate for mild trichuriasis and mixed infections.
Endy Juli Anto, Sony Eka Nugraha 2019, 'Efficacy of Albendazole and Mebendazole With or Without Levamisole for Ascariasisand Trichuriasis', Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.id-press.eu/mjms/article/view/2595. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The prevalence of trichuriasis, ascariasis and hookworm infections were 84.6%, 47.6%and 3.9%, respectively.
Ahmed Abdulhamid, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Choy Seow, Ithoi Init, Al-Adhroey AbdulelahH, Abdulsalam Awatif M, Surin Johari 2011, 'The burden of moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth infections among rural malaysianaborigines: an urgent need for an integrated control programme', Parasites & Vectorshttp://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/242. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Infections such as schistosomiasis, trichuriasis, lymphatic filariasis and rabies are also common.
Deribe Kebede, Meribo Kadu, Gebre Teshome, Hailu Asrat, Ali Ahmed, Aseffa Abraham,Davey Gail 2012, 'The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integratedcontrol and elimination', Parasites & Vectorshttp://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/240. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cure rates were as follows: enterobiasis, 100%; ascariasis and trichuriasis, 98%;hookworm, 94.5%.
Dirceu Wagner Carvalho de Souza, Maria Suzana de Lemos Souza, Jayme Neves 1973, 'Ação terapêutica do mebendazole (R 17635) em pacientes poliparasitados: resultadosfinais', Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821973000400004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)