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The '''pinworm''' (Genus ''Enterobius'') is a [[parasitic]] [[roundworm]] of the phylum [[Nematoda]]. Enterobiasis is the medical condition of being [[infection|infected]] with [[pinworm]]s (''[[Enterobius vermicularis]]''). It may be referred to, less precisely, as oxyuriasis, in reference to the [[Family (biology)|family]] ''Oxyuridae'', which contains the [[genus]] enterobiasis. | The '''pinworm''' (Genus ''Enterobius'') is a [[parasitic]] [[roundworm]] of the phylum [[Nematoda]]. Enterobiasis is the medical condition of being [[infection|infected]] with [[pinworm]]s (''[[Enterobius vermicularis]]''). It may be referred to, less precisely, as oxyuriasis, in reference to the [[Family (biology)|family]] ''Oxyuridae'', which contains the [[genus]] enterobiasis. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
Enterobiasis vermicularis eggs found in western Utah are carbon dated to 7837 BC. In 1983, Jean-Pierre Hugot isolated a new species ''Enterobiasis gregorii'' which is identical to ''Enteobiasis vermicularis''. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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Overview
A pinworm is a small, thin, white roundworm (nematode) called Enterobius vermicularis that sometimes lives in the colon and rectum of humans. Pinworms are about the length of a staple. While an infected person sleeps, female pinworms leave the intestine through the anus and deposit their eggs on the surrounding skin.
The pinworm (Genus Enterobius) is a parasitic roundworm of the phylum Nematoda. Enterobiasis is the medical condition of being infected with pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis). It may be referred to, less precisely, as oxyuriasis, in reference to the family Oxyuridae, which contains the genus enterobiasis.
Historical Perspective
Enterobiasis vermicularis eggs found in western Utah are carbon dated to 7837 BC. In 1983, Jean-Pierre Hugot isolated a new species Enterobiasis gregorii which is identical to Enteobiasis vermicularis.
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating (Disease name) from other Conditions
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
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Electrocardiogram
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