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Can pets cause you pinworms?
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No, but other worms: Pinworms only can come from other people. Other types or worms like "roundworms" can be contracted from pets, but it is pretty rare.
Answered 7/30/2015
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No: Pinworms are a purely human parasite. There are no animal or insect carriers.
Answered 1/11/2013
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