Where can I read about pinworms?
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A pinworm infection is an intestinal infection caused by pinworms. The infection occurs after pinworm eggs are ingested. Pinworm infections are common in young children and are easily treated.\n\nIn females, pinworm infection can spread to the vagina and cause a vaginal discharge.\n\nPinworm infections are also called: seatworm infection, threadworm infection, enterobiasis, and oxyuriasis.\n\nWhat are Pinworms?\n\nPinworms are small, white parasitic worms. They are about 1 centimeter inches long.\n\nPinworms are also called Enterobius Vermicularis.\n\nSymptoms of a Pinworm Infection?\n\nSometimes symptoms are not present. When symptoms are present, the most common symptom is itching around the rectum, disturbed sleep, and irritability.\n\nItching is usually worse at night. Itching is worse at night because the worms are migrating to the area around the rectum to lay their eggs.\n\nIn some cases, the worms can actually be seen in the area around the rectum or in the stool. The worms look like light-colored threads on the move.\n\nHow are people infected with Pinworms?\n\nPeople are infected by unknowingly eating microscopic pinworm eggs. Pinworms lay their eggs in the area around the rectum. The eggs may be transferred to other surfaces by contaminated fingers. Pinworm eggs are able to live on a surface (pajamas, toilets, bed linens, toys, bathroom fixtures, clothing) for 2 to 3 weeks.\n\nHow to Prevent Pinworm Infections?\n\nYou can prevent pinworm infections by washing your hands after using the toilet and before eating.\n\nCan Pinworm Infections be Treated?\n\nYes. Your doctor will prescribe medication that will kill the pinworms. Treatment involves a two-dose course. The second dose should be given 2 weeks after the first. If one member of a household has a pinworm infection, all members of your household will need to be treated with medication.\n\nAre Pinworm Infections Contagious?\n\nYes. Pinworm infections are contagious. Persons become infected by inadvertently eating microscopic pinworm eggs that can be found on many different surfaces, including: bed linens, clothing, food, drinking glasses, eating utensils, toilet seats, bathroom fixtures, toys, and the sand in sandboxes.
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http://ceratium.ietc.wwu.edu/IWS/Images/Biota/Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Psammobiidae/Nuttallia/obscurata\nit's on this page
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At the library or on the internet
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go to wikipidea.org it should help
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http://www.diseasedirectory.net/
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http://www.biblio.com
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Start here and branch out:\nhttp://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/insectpictures.html
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Try the tree of life, http://tolweb.org/tree/ It is well organized and illustrated. It covers all life kingdoms, not only animals.
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Shedding some light on Earthworms.
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Here is a good feces resource:\n\nhttp://www.medfriendly.com/feces.html
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Try http://www.infospace.com
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Start with wikipedia.  Their article on pineapples is very informative and they have some great links at the bottom of the page to other good resources.
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try some of these websites:\n\nwww.mcwdn.org/Animals/Flatworm.html\n\nwww.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/student_projects/ reef_org/worms/flat_worms.htm\n\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatworm
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there are loads of them over the net and i use to read at this site.... http://www.nifty.org
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What are pinworms?\n\nPinworms are small, white worms that live in the intestines. Pinworm infections are common in young children and are easily treated.\n\nIf your child is infected with pinworms, you may notice him or her moving around a lot in bed at night or being unable to sleep because of an itchy bottom. The itching is caused by the female pinworm that comes out of the rectum to lay eggs around the anus (the opening to the rectum). Sometimes tiny white worms (shorter than 1/2 inch) may be seen on the child's bottom at night or they may show up in the child's bowel movement.\n\n\nHow do people get pinworms?\n\nPinworms are easy to get. Pinworms are usually spread from child to child, and the eggs can be picked up on children's fingers when they are playing. Eggs can stay or your child's skin for several hours. They can survive for 2 weeks on clothes, bedding and toys. If the eggs are on your child's hands or toys, and your child puts their fingers or toys in their mouth, the tiny eggs can enter their bodies. The eggs stay in the upper part of the intestine until they hatch. After they hatch, the worms move down the length of the intestine, and then out the anus where they lay eggs. \n\nWhen children scratch their itchy bottoms, the tiny eggs can get under their fingernails. As the children move around the house, the eggs may be spread, and other family members may become infected. Sometimes adults breathe in the eggs when the bed covers are shaken. However, this is very uncommon. Children easily infect each other while they are playing and by not thoroughly washing their hands before eating. Pets do not spread pinworms, although they may carry their own kinds of worms.\n\n\nHow are pinworms detected?\n\nBecause pinworms usually crawl out of the anus while a child sleeps, the tape test is an easy way to find pinworms. It's best to do this right when your child wakes up and before he or she uses the bathroom or bathes. To do the tape test, your doctor will give you a tongue depressor with a piece of clear tape on the end. You will press the end of the tongue depressor--with the tape on it--against your child's anal skin. Then the tape is placed sticky-side down on a glass slide. If your child has pinworms, your doctor will be able to see the eggs with a microscope. You may even see the worms around the anus during the tape test.\nReturn to top\n\nHow do we get rid of pinworms?\n\nMost pinworm infections are mild and easily treated. Your doctor may prescribe a single chewable tablet of a medicine called mebendazole (brand name: Vermox). About 2 weeks later, a second tablet is taken. Or your doctor may recommend another kind of medicine, pyrantel (brand names: Pin-X, Pin-Rid). This is also taken in 2 doses about 2 weeks apart.\n\nEven if only one child in a family has pinworms, it is very important that everyone in the household be treated with the pinworm medicine at the same time, even if they don't have any signs of pinworms. All the sheets, blankets, towels and clothing in the house should be washed in hot water, and everyone's fingernails (which might hold the worm eggs) should be carefully cleaned and cut short.\n\nIf you get treatment from your doctor right away and keep everything in the house very clean, your family's encounter with pinworms should soon be over.\n\n\nHow to prevent pinworm infections and reinfections:\n\nMake sure your child washes his or her hands before a meal and after using the restroom.\nKeep your child's fingernails trimmed.\nDiscourage your child from nail-biting and scratching their anal area.\nBe sure your child changes into a clean pair of underwear each day.\nHave your child bathe in the morning to reduce egg contamination.\nOpen bedroom blinds and curtains during the day. Eggs are sensitive to sunlight.\nAfter each treatment, change your child's night clothes, underwear and bedding.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=96817&dopt=Abstract\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15859246&dopt=Citation\n http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/names_Myoviridae_morphotype_A1.htm
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crikinfo.com\ngoogle search\nespnstar.com