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==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 eggs:
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>
* Clean toilet seats daily.
* Prophylactically treating all family members
* Keep fingernails short and clean.
* Keep fingernails short and clean.
* Wash all bed linens twice a week.
* 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.
Avoid scratching the infected area around the anus. This can contaminate your fingers and everything else that you touch afterwards.
* Clean bathrooms using a damp cloth moistened with [[bleach]] or [[antimicrobial agent]].
Keep your hands and fingers away from your nose and mouth unless they are freshly washed. Carry out these measures while family members are being treated for pinworms.
*Frequently changing and washing underclothings, night clothes, towels, and bedding.
*Keep the food covered to avoid contamination from eggs in the dust.


==References==
==References==
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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.

References

  1. Caldwell JP (1982). "Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis)". Can Fam Physician. 28: 306–9. PMC 2306321. PMID 21286054.
  2. Cook GC (1994). "Enterobius vermicularis infection". Gut. 35 (9): 1159–62. PMC 1375686. PMID 7959218.

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