Monarch Disease Ontology term MONDO_0005996 (trichuriasis) can be described as follows. An infection that is caused by the nematode Trichuris trichiura, a soil-transmitted helminth, which is transmitted via food and/or water contaminated with the eggs of the worm. Symptoms are usually mild and include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and possibly anemia secondary to blood loss in diarrhea. Also known as: Trichuris trichiura caused disease or disorder, Trichuris trichiura disease or disorder, Trichuris trichiura infection, Trichuris trichiura infectious disease, infection by Trichuris trichura, trichuriasis infection, whipworm disease.