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WHIPWORM INFECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

An infection of the cecum of a dog with Trichuris vulpis; mild cases may be asymptomatic but severe cases may be characterized by bloody diarrhea.

CONT

Canine trichuriasis (whipworm infection). The adults of Trichuris vulpis ... inhabit the cecum and colon [of the dog] where the worm is firmly attached to the intestinal wall.

Key term(s)
  • whip-worm infection
  • whip-worm infestation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Maladie parasitaire due à diverses espèces du genre Trichuris. C'est une infestation du cæcum et les vers peuvent inoculer des bactéries à la paroi cæcale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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