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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about pinworms.
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Ignore: Ask your doctor about the different causes of rectal itching in a child.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Ignore: What are pinworms and how can I prevent my child from becoming infested?
Answered 7/6/2014
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Ignore: As always just ask. Read about it first from the CDC www.cdc.gov/parasites/pinworm/ Jan 10, 2013.
Answered 12/24/2014
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