Enterobiasis risk factors

Template:PinwormEditor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Children are at increased risk of having pinworm infection. 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. Finger sucking has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and nail biting has been similarly associated.