What Is a Pinworm Infection? A pinworm infection is an intestinal illness that's very common in elementary school-aged children. Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms that sometimes live in the ...

A Duval County mother said her son contracted pinworms at New Berlin Elementary School, adding that the first grader came home with the infection at the end of September, leading to a difficult ...

The most common symptom of a pinworm infection is intense itching around the anus. Infections are contagious but are preventable with handwashing and other hygiene practices. A pinworm, or Enterobius ...

When Cheryl Kennedy of Chicago went to fill a pinworm prescription for her 4-year-old daughter, she was astounded to learn that four tablets of the drug Albenza cost almost $700—even with insurance.

A Clay County mother is calling for accountability from her child’s school after her daughter contracted pinworm infections ...

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A person infected with pinworm is often asymptomatic, but itching around the anal area is a common symptom. Symptoms often attributed to pinworm infection are as follows: Diagnosis of pinworm can be ...

When parents first notice their kids have a pinworm infection, they usually flip. “It freaks parents out,” says Dr. Kristin Bencik-Boudreau, a pediatrician at Bayshore Pediatrics, a primary care ...

Dear Readers: In a recent column, I published a medical technician’s letter which stated that pinworms can be transmitted by letting a dog lick a child’s face. Now, a wee sample of my mail since ...

DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. When Cheryl Kennedy of Chicago ...

Pinworm, or Enterobius vermicularis, is an itch-inducing parasite and the most prevalent worm infection in the U.S., affecting millions of children, of all socioeconomic backgrounds, each year. The ...