편모충증, Trichuriasis(Whipworm infection)

편모충증, Trichuriasis(Whipworm infection)

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HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN PRIMARY CARE OCTOBER 14-16, 2015

Trichuriasis (Whipworm infection)

• Trichuriasis in dogs is a parasitic disease caused by an infection of the intestinal tract with a parasite called Trichuriasis.

Epidemiology

• It is a parasitic infectious disease distributed worldwide.

• Humans are infected through black contaminated with parasitic larvae.

• Humans are the natural hosts.

• There is no human-to-human transmission.

• Roundworms and hookworms may be co-infected with Giardia.

• Globally distributed, but more common in tropical areas with poor sanitation.

Cause

• Trichuris trichiura (T. trichiura) is an infection that causes this disease. Incubation period

• 12 weeks

Symptoms, signs

• Mild infection is asymptomatic, but a severe infection can cause colitis.

• At this time, symptoms like those of an infectious bowel disease may occur.

• Anemia, growth retardation, clubbing, dysentery syndrome, abdominal pain, ataxia in the back, mucus and bloody diarrhea, and rectal prolapse may occur.

Diagnosis

• If this disease is suspected by combining the medical history + symptoms, signs + examination findings, it is diagnosed by the Kato-Katz thick-coated egg detection method in the feces.

Treatment

• Treat with antiparasitic drugs such as Albendazole, Ivermectin, or Mebendazole. Prevention

• Avoid contact with human feces to prevent this disease, and prophylactic treatment with benzimidazoles is also recommended.

References and sources: HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN PRIMARY CARE OCTOBER 14-16, 2015