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It is estimated that over 200 million people around the globe and 20 million in USA anually are infected with pinworm It is more common in the temperate regions and relatively rare in the tropics.<ref>Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006</ref><ref name="urlCDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/enterobiasis/index.html |title=CDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | It is estimated that over 200 million people around the globe and 20 million in USA anually are infected with pinworm. It is more common in the temperate regions and relatively rare in the tropics.<ref>Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006</ref><ref name="urlCDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/enterobiasis/index.html |title=CDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Enterobiasis is 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
Enterobiasis is more common in families with school-aged children, in primary caregivers of infected children, and in institutionalized children.
Prevelance
The people most likely to be infected with pinworm are children under 18. In these groups, the prevalence can reach 50%. The prevalence in this age group has been reported to be as high as 61000 in India, 50000 in England, 39000 in Thailand, 37000 in Sweden, and 29000 in Denmark per 100,000 population. [1]
Incidence
It is estimated that over 200 million people around the globe and 20 million in USA anually are infected with pinworm. It is more common in the temperate regions and relatively rare in the tropics.[2][3]
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 for Disease Control reported an overall incidence of 11,400 per 100,000 people of all ages.
Habitat
The pinworm lives in the large intestine and cecum. It is found worldwide and causes the most common infection enterobiasis in humans. Unlike many other intestinal parasites, the pinworm does not usually enter the bloodstream or any other organs besides the intestines. Only in rare cases pinworms are found in the vagina, and even more rarely in the uterus, fallopian tubes, liver, and peritoneum, but the worms cannot survive long in these places.
References
- ↑ Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ "CDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis".