Trichuris trichura Life Cycle Quiz

Trichuris Trichura

• The infective stage of Trichuris Trichura is an embryonated egg, which is ingested through contaminated food and water.
• The habitat of Trichuris Trichura is the large intestine, specifically the caecum and ascending colon, where it attaches to the intestinal mucosa using its anterior end.
• The diagnostic stage of Trichuris Trichura is an adult worm, which can be identified through stool examination or endoscopy.

Test your knowledge of the life cycle of Trichuris trichura, a parasitic worm that inhabits the large intestine of humans and primates. Learn about the diagnostic and infective stages of this organism through this quiz created by students under the supervision of Prof. Nehal Youssef and Prof. Momen Mahmoud Ezz Al-Arab from the Department of Microbiology.