Soil-transmitted helminthiasis is a neglected tropical disease as a result of infection of intestinal parasites such as roundworm ( " Ascaris lumbricoides " ), whipworm ( " Trichuris trichiura " ), hookworms ( " Ancylostoma duodenale " and " Necator americanus " ), and pinworm / threadworm ( " Strongyloides stercoralis " ).
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""'Trichuris serrata " "', commonly known as a whipworm, is a nematode of the " Trichuris " genus first discovered in domestic Brazilian cats by Dr . Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow in 1879 . Since then, there have been reports of this species in North and South America, Australia, and the Caribbean islands.
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A number of such organisms are currently being investigated for their use as treatment including : " Trichuris suis " ova, commonly known as pig whipworm eggs; " Necator americanus ", commonly known as hookworms; " Trichuris trichiura " ova, commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs; " Hymenolepis diminuta ", commonly known as rat tapeworm cysticerci.
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A number of such organisms are currently being investigated for their use as treatment including : " Trichuris suis " ova, commonly known as pig whipworm eggs; " Necator americanus ", commonly known as hookworms; " Trichuris trichiura " ova, commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs; " Hymenolepis diminuta ", commonly known as rat tapeworm cysticerci.
