Threadworms, also known as pinworms, are tiny parasitic worms that hatch eggs in and infect the large intestine of humans.
Threadworms are the most common type of worm infection in the UK, and they are particularly common in young children, infecting up to half of all children under the age of 10.
Threadworms are white and look like a small piece of thread. You may notice them around your child's bottom or in your or your child's stools (poo).
They don't always cause symptoms. Some people notice itchiness around their anus (back passage) or vagina, which can be worse at night and can sometimes disturb sleep.
You can treat threadworms yourself with medication available at pharmacies. However, treatment does not kill the eggs hatched by threadworms. Good hygiene is the only way to prevent the eggs from spreading and causing further infection.
See your GP if you think that you have threadworms and:
It is therefore necessary to treat the entire household and to practise particularly thorough hygiene for six weeks (this is how long the worms live) to prevent re-infection.
Preventing threadwormsThreadworms can be prevented from occurring by always maintaining good hygiene.Children should wash their hands regularly, particularly after going to the toilet and before mealtimes. Kitchen and bathroom surfaces should be kept clean.
Encouraging your children not to scratch the affected area around their anus or vagina (in girls) will help prevent re-infection and help to avoid a skin infection.
As itching is worse at night, wearing cotton gloves while sleeping may help.
Threadworm life cycleThreadworms lay their eggs around an infected person's anus (back passage), usually at night. Along with the eggs, the worm also secretes a mucus that causes itching.If the eggs get stuck on the person's fingertips when they scratch, they can be transferred to their mouth or onto surfaces and clothes. Other people who touch an infected surface can then transfer the eggs to their mouth.
Threadworm eggs can survive for up to three weeks before hatching. If the eggs hatch around the anus, the newly born worms can re-enter the bowel. Eggs that have been swallowed will hatch inside the intestine. After two weeks, the worms reach adult size and begin to reproduce, starting the cycle again.
Humans are thought to be the only host for threadworms. Animals can't catch or pass on threadworms, unless the eggs are transported on the animal's fur after contact from an infected person.
A threadworm infection usually results from a poor personal hygiene. It is the female threadworm which secretes a mucus that causes itching.
Thread worms are small thin white thread like worms beetween 2 and 13 mm long. They infect human GUTS.
Thread worms are a very common intestinal parasite in humans. They are contagious. They live in the intestine, adult females emerging at night to lay eggs. This causes anal itching, finger nails pick up eggs and deposit them back in the mouth or on other surfaces. They remain viable for some time. This is how the whole family can become infected with thread worms. They are not dangerous, the adults grow up to one centimetre long. They can cause disturbed sleep and itching. Some people are symptom free but still have thread worms.
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