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| adult pinworms |
PIN-WORMS
thrive on food and other particles found on your digestive system. They are parasites because they have no food
of their own but are entirely dependent.
If your children are infected with pin-worms- they are there in their
stomachs feasting and sharing with what food they eat.
When
pin-worms are already plentiful, they cause severe infection. They rob you of important nutrients from your
food and cause you to lose weight. The
same thing happens when your children- who are most vulnerable to pinworm
infection- have plenty of pin-worms in their stomachs.
Rare
cases of severe pinworm complication do occur in various locations, including
the vagina, genital area, liver, salivary glands, male genital tract, lungs,
etc. They have also been associated with
acute appendicitis, eosinophilic colitis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis Diarrhea due to inflammation of the bowel
wall can occur during acute infection. Although pinworms have been found in the
region of the appendix, the relationship is most likely incidental.
Pin-worms
are tiny roundworms or parasites that infect your digestive system. They are white slender nematodes with a
pointed tail. Adult female pin-worms may
be seen with the naked eye in the anal area, but to see their eggs, you’ll need
a microscope. Pin-worms appear like a
cotton thread.
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| where pinworms live |
Pin-worms
may get into your body through direct contact with contaminated furniture,
bedclothes, bedding, towels, toilets, doorknobs, or other objects. The parasite
can also be transmitted during sexual contact.
Of all age groups, school-aged children are most at risk for pinworm
infections. In adults, pinworm infection
is most common in parents aged 30-39 years, typically because of transmission
from their children aged 5-9 years. You
may also be contaminated with the parasites by living with a person who is
egg-positive, by eating with dirty hands and by exercising poor personal or
group hygiene.
Pinworms
live inside the colon but exit to lay their eggs on the outside of the host’s
body, around the anus. The female worm lays her eggs during night time, causing
the host to scratch, thus transporting the eggs to infect a new person or
re-infect the host.
Pin-worms
may get into your body through direct contact with contaminated furniture,
bedclothes, bedding, towels, toilets, doorknobs, or other objects. The parasite
can also be transmitted during sexual contact.
Of all age groups, school-aged children are most at risk for pinworm
infections. In adults, pinworm infection
is most common in parents aged 30-39 years, typically because of transmission
from their children aged 5-9 years. You
may also be contaminated with the parasites by living with a person who is
egg-positive, by eating with dirty hands and by exercising poor personal or
group hygiene.
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| female pinworms leaving the anus |
Pinworms
live inside the colon but exit to lay their eggs on the outside of the host’s
body, around the anus. The female worm lays her eggs during night time, causing
the host to scratch, thus transporting the eggs to infect a new person or
re-infect the host.
When
the host scratches himself, the microscopic eggs get stuck underneath the
fingernails and then find their way back into the human body. Pinworms enter the body by swallowing or inhaling the eggs. The eggs are very
resilient and can live on your skin, cloths and toys for up to two weeks.
Pinworms don’t respect race or sex. Filipinos, Indonesians, Malaysians, etc ,
male or female are all prone to be affected by pinworms. Pinworm infection is most common in persons
who live in crowded living conditions. The general prevalence of pinworm
infection in some regions may be as high as 12%. Pinworm infection is most common in
cosmopolitan areas in cool and temperate regions. Egg carrier rates vary by
country, from 0.1-98.4%.
You may
have pin-worm inside your stomach, if you feel the following symtoms:
1)
Itching or prickling pain in the anal area;
2) Restless sleep or difficulty sleeping and 3) Rarely, abdominal discomfort or loss of
appetite
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| Life cycle of a pinworm |
Pinworms
that inhabit the caecum (the beginning of the large intestine or the big pouch
that receives waste materials from the small intestine) and adjacent areas
typically cause no symptoms.
The
primary symptoms of pinworm infection, which include pruritus or a prickling
sensation in the perianal (around the anus) area, are produced when a gravid
(pregnant) female pinworm migrates to the anal area and inserts her tail pin
into the mucosa to lay eggs. It makes
jerking motions while depositing the eggs
The current thought is that these motions caused the itchings.
Treatment
Albendazole
(Albenza) or Mebendazole (Vermox), see medicine for pin-worm 1 image at
left. Treatment is with a single
dose. Vermoz comes in chewable
tablet. Medication kills the worms about
95% at the time, but does not kill the eggs.
Retreatment in 2 weeks is recommended
Pin-X (pyrantel pamoate), see medicine for
pin-worms. They are over-the-counter
alternative to vermox that is available as a liquid.
For
further details, eradication and control about pinworms, please click:TREATMENT.http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3447200444.html
Source: eMedicine
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