Worms

Pinworms
Definition:
Pinworms are small worms that infect the intestines. They are common in children and easy to treat.
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Worms
The most common infections throughout the world are caused by intestinal parasites or worms. People of all ages and in all living conditions are susceptible to worms.
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Worms in research
How can they be caught?
Tapeworms (or cestodes) are long ribbon-like worms that may be caught from undercooked meat and fish, ...
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WORMS
SYMPTOMS"Allergies, diarrhea, constipation, gas and bloating, appetite loss, weight loss, anemia, nervousness, sleep disturbances, irritable bowels, anal itching, chronic fatigue, picking at the nose, dry cough, teeth grinding, ...
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Wormser, G. P., R. Ramanathan, J. Nowakowski, et al. "Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Early Lyme Disease. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 138 (May 6, 2003): 697-704.
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Pinworms can be spotted in the anal area, as the worms often lay their eggs there at night.
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Pinworms (a parasitic infection mainly affecting children)
Certain skin conditions affecting the vulvar skin, some of which may be precancerous
Home Care:
To prevent and treat vaginal itching: ...
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Pinworms are the most common type of worms found in children. Rectal itching at night is the first--and sometimes the only--symptom. The itching can disturb the child's sleep and result in irritability, skin irritation, and scratching.
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The roundworms then produce offspring that migrate through the gut wall and into the bloodstream. These parasites tend to invade muscle tissues, including the heart and diaphgragm (the breathing muscle under the lungs).
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The adult worms (approximately 4 cm in length) live in the cecum and ascending colon (the first part of the large intestine). Female worms in the cecum shed between 3,000 and 20,000 eggs per day. The unembryonated eggs are passed with the stool.
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The adult worms live in the small intestine, where the females produce about 200,000 eggs a day. These eggs are excreted in the stool. After incubating for 2 to 3 weeks outside the human body, the eggs become infectious.
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Roundworm: Roundworms hatch and live in the intestines. The eggs usually enter the body through contaminated water or food or on fingers placed in the mouth after the hands have touched a contaminated object.
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External factors that produce disease are infectious agents, including both microscopic organisms (bacteria, viruses, and protozoans) and macroscopic ones (fungi and various parasitic worms).
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When yeast and laboratory worms are fed a restricted calorie diet, their speed of ageing is slowed and they have extended lifespans. It has been found that restricting their diet increases the activity of a certain family of enzymes called sirtuins.
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Answer: It is difficult to accurately count the different kinds of worms that infest humans because there are several ways of classifying these organisms.
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Roundworms are parasites that use your body as a host to stay alive and reproduce. Inside your body, the pinworm's microscopic eggs hatch and grow into adults, measuring up to 13 millimeters, or about half an inch.
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New worms emerge from these eggs in the stomach or intestine and reproduce in your intestines, causing trichinosis.
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PROTOZOA or PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and TAPEWORMS (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.
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A ball of toilet paper in her vagina.
Pinworms that have spread from the anus to the vagina.
The spread of bacteria from an upper respiratory infection of the ears (otitis media) or throat (tonsillitis) to the vagina by her hands.
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A varicocele is mass of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicle that essentially feels like a bag of worms. It is generally not harmful and usually not painful.
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Infection with the larvae (cysts) of certain tapeworms.
hydatidiform mole
A cystic tumor of the placental tissues of an abnormal pregnancy. Complications of this disorder include bleeding and infection.
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Infections and parasites - These include pinworms (especially in children), scabies, pediculosis, condyloma acuminata and skin infections due to Candida or tinea fungi.
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The list of organisms which can cause pneumonia is very large, and includes nearly every class of infecting organism: viruses, bacteria, bacteria-like organisms, fungi, and parasites (including certain worms).
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Thin, white, thread-like worms may be visible at the anal opening or in the stools. The tape test can be performed by placing the sticky side of the tape across the anal opening for several seconds.
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Pinworm is a common infection among children. This article looks at the symptoms of pinworms and the recommended treatment.
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Both the white ( M. alba ) and the red ( M. rubra ) mulberries are cultivated in North America for their fruit, which is soft, juicy and edible - not too unlike the blackberry. The red mulberry is used to make mulberry wine. Silkworms are feed on ...
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