whipworm in English
noun
1
a parasitic nematode worm with a stout posterior and slender anterior part, especially one that infests the intestines of domestic animals.
He came up with the idea after noticing that a rise in cases of IBD coincided with a drop in infections caused by roundworms and human whipworms .
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1. Ascaris, hookworm, and whipworm are parasitic worms known as soil-transmitted helminths (STH)
2. Ascaris lumbricoides, along with whipworm and hookworm, is a type of parasite known as a soil-transmitted helminth (STH)
3. At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. John Fleming, a neurologist, is testing whether the pig whipworm can temper the effects of multiple sclerosis.