Each female produces 5000-7000 eggs per day. Effective anthelmintic therapy is available. Treatment and disposition of parasites are based on the disease entity. Administer a second course if patient is not cured within 3-4 wk. Contacts may be screened for asymptomatic carrier state.
Improved sanitation is the best way to eradicate T trichiura infection.
Rectal prolapse or anemia may occur. Hunter s Tropical Medicine. A comparison of mebendazole and albendazole in treating children with Trichuris trichiura infection in Durban, South Africa. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. New research changes drug and treatment therapies daily.