After ingesting soil that may have Whipworm eggs, the eggs will then hatch and the worms will plant themselves in the host's large intestines (cecum, colon, and rectum), and later, after ingesting the infected soil some symptoms the host may notice could include bloody diarrhea, iron-deficiency anemia, severe irritation of the abdominal area, and in severe cases, rectal prolapsed.
In very little cases, some worms work their ways up into the throat. One whipworm will take a toll on the human body by means of losing blood. Each worm will cause of loss of blood equaling up to 5mcl each day.
Ways to test and see if you have whip worm is by a stool ova or a parasite exam which will show if you are infected with any whipworm eggs (one whip worm female can lay anywhere from 3,000 to 20,000 eggs).
Containment of this illness is easy. Since whipworm is mostly found in warm and damp areas (tropical areas) with poor sanitation, places such as Asia who use their own feces as fertilizer see many cases of whipworm (rates as high as 50% to 80%), whereas places in urban settings use natural occurring chemicals as fertilizer will not have many cases of whipworm.
Ways to prevent this out break is by not using human feces that may be infected with whipworm as fertilizer, keeping warm and wet places sanitized, and by washing your hands and food before handling.
If you are indeed infected with whipworm, treatment is simple. Depending on how bad the infection is doctors may prescribe an oral medication for up to three days. If this dosage does not work, a new anti-parasitic agent called Vermox and Combantrin-1, will be issued to the patient. If treated well, a full recovery should take place. In some severe cases, additional help may be needed.
As one has read, Trichuriasis (whipworm) is a common illness that is found all over the world. If not treated, whipworms will keep on laying eggs and the eggs will keep on growing inside the body and cause either more health problems for the host or even cause death to the host.
Even though whipworm is treatable, it is still a severe illness that must be treated. In the countries where whipworm is found commonly, the cures for whipworm may not be easy to obtain therefore resulting in a higher death toll for that area.
