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A member asked:

Hello. if some people are asymptomatic when infected with pinworms, how do they get treated and be clear of infection?

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Wouldn't matter: Pinworms produce symptoms by creating an itchy rash around the anus. For those who don't, the worms would eventually shed in the feces over time, just like the bacteria that make it into the poop.

Dr Kuitems and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/17/2020

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Reocurring pinworm infection. i clean i dont bite my nails i wash my hands all the time. i seem to reinfect myself. now i noticed dead pinworms in and around my vagina. how did they get there: from the uterus or anus? how do i prevent reinfection?

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Can one get roundworms or pinworms from there cat? I have pinworms and i think why i can't get rid of them is i'm being re -infected buy my pets?

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2 more q. Does my fam have to be treated for pinworms if theyre not experiencing symptoms?& can I be infected again during meds or will they die too

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I have pinworms and a guy perfromed oral sex on me (his mouth didn't make contact with my anus) and I washed before. Will he get infected?

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I might have pinworms and a vaginal discharge. Do pinworms infect the vagina?

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