PIN WORM
Facts and information about this interesting parasite
Where does this parasite live?
They're the most common parasite to affect North American children. Pinworms are very common. It can be found anywhere. But, there are a lot of cases where pinworms were found in children in the U.S, Canada and Europe. There are 500 million cases a year!
How does pinworms reproduce?
Female pinworms travel to your anus to lay eggs, which are released from your body in the stool and have the potential to infect other people.
Interesting Facts:
Where are pinworms found?
The picture below displays where inside the body the pinworms are located.
How long is a person contagious?
The adult pinworms die shortly after laying their eggs. The eggs are contagious for 2-3 weeks and the disease spreads when picked up by children who wipe their anus and then touch a food or surface that is touched by another person.
But, how can you tell if you have pin worms?
Standard diaper rash can have the same redness but is usually not itchy Eczema can be itchy and scaly Painful "ring" around the area
Some more Info...
What are the hosts of choice?
Are there Special Adaptations to deal with its Host?
How big are pinworms?
Citations!
http://www.parasitesinhumans.org/enterobius-vermicularis-pinworm-pictures-videos.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/175134.php
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/pinworm.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002137/
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/pinworm.html