This is the classical appearance of the Trichuria (whipworm) egg.
The eggs are highly infectious. After a person eats contaminated
food, the worms hatch from the eggs and live in the intestine,
causing vomiting and diarrhea. (Image courtesy of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard
Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious
Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
