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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
[[Trichuriasis]] infection is classified by [[WHO]] for [[helminth]] control programs based on the number of eggs per gram of [[faeces]]:<ref name="StephensonHolland2001">{{cite journal|last1=Stephenson|first1=L.S.|last2=Holland|first2=C.V.|last3=Cooper|first3=E.S.|title=The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura|journal=Parasitology|volume=121|issue=S1|year=2001|pages=S73|issn=0031-1820|doi=10.1017/S0031182000006867}}</ref> | [[Trichuriasis]] infection is classified by [[WHO]] for [[helminth]] control programs based on the number of eggs per gram of [[faeces]]:<ref name="StephensonHolland2001">{{cite journal|last1=Stephenson|first1=L.S.|last2=Holland|first2=C.V.|last3=Cooper|first3=E.S.|title=The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura|journal=Parasitology|volume=121|issue=S1|year=2001|pages=S73|issn=0031-1820|doi=10.1017/S0031182000006867}}</ref> | ||
* | *Light infection: 1-999 eggs per gram of [[faeces]] | ||
* | *Moderate infection: 1000 - 9999 eggs per gram of [[faeces]] | ||
* | *Heavy infection: Greater than 10,000 eggs per gram of [[faeces]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Trichuriasis infection is classified by World Health Organization (WHO) for helminth control programs based on the number of eggs per gram of faeces into light, moderate and heavy infection.
Classification
Trichuriasis infection is classified by WHO for helminth control programs based on the number of eggs per gram of faeces:[1]
- Light infection: 1-999 eggs per gram of faeces
- Moderate infection: 1000 - 9999 eggs per gram of faeces
- Heavy infection: Greater than 10,000 eggs per gram of faeces
References
- ↑ Stephenson, L.S.; Holland, C.V.; Cooper, E.S. (2001). "The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura". Parasitology. 121 (S1): S73. doi:10.1017/S0031182000006867. ISSN 0031-1820.