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Overview

Pinworms are particularly common in children. The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with gender, race, social class, or culture. The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, and is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

Pinworms are particularly common in children, with prevalence in this age group having been reported as high as 61000 in India, 50000 in England, 39000 in Thailand, 37000 in Sweden, and 29000 in Denmark per 100,000 population.

Gender

The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with gender.

Race

The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with any particular race, social class, or culture.

Developed Countries

The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, and is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe. In the United States, a study by the Center of Disease Control reported an overall incidence of 11,400 per 100,000 people of all ages.

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 ==Overview==
-The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, and is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe. In the United States, a study by the [[Center of Disease Control]] reported an overall [[incidence rate]] of 11.4% among people of all ages. Pinworms are particularly common in children, with [[prevalence rate]]s in this age group having been reported as high as 61% in India, 50% in England, 39% in Thailand, 37% in Sweden, and 29% in Denmark.[[Finger sucking]] has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and nail biting has been similarly associated. Because it spreads from host to host through [[contamination]], pinworms are common among people living in close contact, and tends to occur in all people within a household. The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with gender, nor with any particular social class, [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]], or culture. Pinworms are an exception to the tenet that intestinal parasites are uncommon in affluent communities. The earliest known instance of pinworms is evidenced by pinworm eggs found in coprolite, carbon dated to 7837 BC at western Utah.
+Pinworms are particularly common in children. The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with gender, race, social class, or culture. The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, and is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
+==Epidemiology and Demographics==
+===Age===
+Pinworms are particularly common in children, with [[prevalence]] in this age group having been reported as high as 61000 in India, 50000 in England, 39000 in Thailand, 37000 in Sweden, and 29000 in Denmark per 100,000 population.
+===Gender===
+The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with gender.
+===Race===
+The prevalence of pinworms is not associated with any particular race, social class, or culture.
+===Developed Countries===
+The pinworm has a worldwide distribution, and is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe. In the United States, a study by the [[Center of Disease Control]] reported an overall [[incidence]] of 11,400 per 100,000 people of all ages.
 ==References==