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A member asked:
I get threadworms all the time and they never go away. what do you advise?
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Meds + hygiene: Typical treatment for threadworm (pinworm) is 2 doses of mebenazole 2 weeks apart. Spread is by fecal-oral route: pinworm eggs deposited around anus are transferred by contaminated hands/objects to mouth. Good hygiene will help prevent recurrence. Here's a link to faqs about pinworms: http://www.Cdc.Gov/parasites/pinworm/gen_info/faqs.Html.
Answered 8/24/2015
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