The eggs are spread by dog and cat feces, and they are common in soil and sandboxes. Surveys have found them in as many as 39% of sandbox samples in Kansas but less than 1% of soil samples from ...

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Pinworm is the most common worm infection in the U.S., and up to half of kids can become infected at some time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Pinworms are usually treated with mebendazole. They can also be treated with pyrantel pamoate (Pin-X), available over-the-counter, and albendazole (Albenza), which requires a prescription.

Discovery of a 240 million year old nematode parasite egg in a cynodont coprolite sheds light on the early origin of pinworms in vertebrates. Parasites & Vectors, 2014; 7 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s13071 ...

Eggs are rarely found during lab examinations of stool or urine. At night, the adult worms can sometimes be seen directly in bedclothes or around the anal area.

The eggs are spread by dog and cat feces, and they are common in soil and sandboxes. Surveys have found them in as many as 39% of sandbox samples in Kansas but less than 1% of soil samples from ...

Pinworm is the most common worm infection in the U.S., and up to half of kids can become infected at some time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.