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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Effective measures for the primary prevention of enterobiasis include treating family members, frequent handwashing, improving personal and household hygienic condition. | |||
==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
To control the disease spread: | To control the disease spread:<ref name="pmid21286054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Caldwell JP |title=Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis) |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=28 |issue= |pages=306–9 |year=1982 |pmid=21286054 |pmc=2306321 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7959218">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cook GC |title=Enterobius vermicularis infection |journal=Gut |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1159–62 |year=1994 |pmid=7959218 |pmc=1375686 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Prophylactically treating all family members | |||
* Keep fingernails short and clean. | * Keep fingernails short and clean. | ||
* Wash all bed linens and clothes from infected person. | * Wash all bed linens and clothes from infected person. | ||
* Wash hands before meals and after using the toilet. | * Wash hands before meals and after using the toilet. | ||
* Clean bathrooms using a damp cloth moistened with bleach or antimicrobial agent. | * Clean bathrooms using a damp cloth moistened with [[bleach]] or [[antimicrobial agent]]. | ||
*Frequently changing and washing underclothings, night clothes, towels, and bedding. | |||
*Keep the food covered to avoid contamination from eggs in the dust. | *Keep the food covered to avoid contamination from eggs in the dust. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 29 July 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of enterobiasis include treating family members, frequent handwashing, improving personal and household hygienic condition.
Primary Prevention
To control the disease spread:[1][2]
- Prophylactically treating all family members
- Keep fingernails short and clean.
- Wash all bed linens and clothes from infected person.
- Wash hands before meals and after using the toilet.
- Clean bathrooms using a damp cloth moistened with bleach or antimicrobial agent.
- Frequently changing and washing underclothings, night clothes, towels, and bedding.
- Keep the food covered to avoid contamination from eggs in the dust.