Threadworm (Pinworms or Enterobius vermicularis)

Threadworm also known as pinworms or Enterobius vermicularis are parasites that affect the intestines mainly the upper part of the colon.

They can live outside the body for six weeks and live on anything and are highly contagious; at times show no symptoms of disease.
Female worms lay their eggs (normally at night) in the anal area and in females the vaginal area and if one itches those areas, one transfers the eggs to other objects and their mouth.
If another touches an infected object and it gets into their mouth it travels down to the intestine where it lives and grows there.
At night the worms can be visible, ask someone else to check bed linen pyjamas or underwear after one has fallen sleep.
It is not from animals however it can live on animals fur that can be infected by humans and then transferred by the animal to another human.
Female worms are 8-13mm long
Male worms are 2-5mm long

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Symptoms

Does one have:

Looked at faeces particularly at night and observed cotton threads in faeces (Males species at 2-5mm long, while females are 8-13mm long, they have a fine point tail, mouth and white blunt head)?

Any anal and vagina itching (females) particularly at night (due to threadworms release a mucus when laying their eggs)?

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