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What Causes Pinworm Infection?
Question: HOW DID I GET PIN WORMS? I RARELY GO OUT, MY LITTLE NIECES THAT
LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE AS I DO, DON'T SEEM TO ACT LIKE THEY HAVE
"COMPANY" IN THEIR PANTS.
LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE AS I DO, DON'T SEEM TO ACT LIKE THEY HAVE
"COMPANY" IN THEIR PANTS.
Brief Answer:
The source might not always be evident.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I would need to ask you if you have pets. Household pets often carry the eggs in their fur, while not actually being infected. Dust containing eggs can become airborne and widely dispersed when dislodged from surfaces, for instance when shaking out bed clothes and linen. Consequently, the eggs can enter the mouth and nose through inhalation, and be swallowed later. So, even if there is no evident source, you could still get infected.
Treatment of pinworm is easy can can be done with albendazole or mebendazole.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
The source might not always be evident.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I would need to ask you if you have pets. Household pets often carry the eggs in their fur, while not actually being infected. Dust containing eggs can become airborne and widely dispersed when dislodged from surfaces, for instance when shaking out bed clothes and linen. Consequently, the eggs can enter the mouth and nose through inhalation, and be swallowed later. So, even if there is no evident source, you could still get infected.
Treatment of pinworm is easy can can be done with albendazole or mebendazole.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
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