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If eggs are on an object and if they hatch there will they continue to live? and how much time they need to hatch? (pinworms)
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No: The eggs require passage through the acid environment of the stomach & into the intestines to complete their life cycle. They are an only human parasite that does not survive outside their human host more than a few days & will not hatch outside their specialized environmental needs.
Answered 4/2/2019
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