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I am 22(m).what are the treatments for pinworms?
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Pinworms: Cause: putting pinworm eggs from an infected person's stool in one's mouth. Number 1 - better hygiene number 2 - time number 3 - anti-parasitic medication that paralyze the pinworm so they get flushed out in defication.
Answered 4/29/2018
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