Pinworms
Pinworms are an unusual in nature and can cause infections within the intestine in children. Pinworms are tiny parasitic worms measuring about 5 - 10mm in length. There have been many other names associated with the infection caused by this parasite and they can also be called “threadworm infection, “seatworm infection”, “oxyuriasis” and “enterobiasis.”
Pinworms are one of the most common roundworm infections in the world. They have been known to affect over 200 million people across the world, including over a third of the population in the United States. Although everyone is at risk, schoolchildren are most at risk for pinworm infections.
The symptoms of pinworms are not bad, they just cause itching.
