The disease is transmitted by ingesting the eggs of the pinworm
Enterobiasis usually lasts one to two months
Enterobiasis is also called seatworm infection or oxyuriasis
Enterobius vermicularis
Pinworm infection
Enterobiasis
Worldwide, approximately 200 million people are infected
It is an intestinal infection caused by the parasitic roundworm called Enterobius vermicularis
The most common symptom of this irritating, but not particularly dangerous, disease is itching around the anal area
It is most common among children ages 5-14 and particularly affects those in the daycare setting
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