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If i sleep next to someone who has human intestinal parasites can i get them?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Maybe: If they are pinworms and you touch the eggs and put your hands in your mouth. Pinworms tend to go through families. Other types of parasies are not transmittable.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/13/2012

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