Threadworms spread when their eggs are swallowed. They lay eggs around your bottom (anus), which make it itchy. The eggs get stuck on your fingers when you scratch.
How do you get threadworms in the first place?
Threadworm eggs can be transferred from your anus (or vagina) to anything you touch, including:1bed sheets and bed clothes.2flannels and towels.3children's toys.4kitchen utensils.5toothbrushes.6furniture.7kitchen or bathroom surfaces.Threadworms - Illnesses & conditions | NHS inform
How does a person get threadworms?
The cause of pinworm infection is inadequate hygiene. Eggs are transferred from the anus of an infected person to either their own mouth, re-infecting themselves, or another surface. If somebody else touches that contaminated surface and then touches their mouth, they may have ingested the eggs and can become infected.
What foods cause threadworms?
Most of the tapeworms that affect humans come from eating undercooked animal products — particularly beef and pork — as well as contaminated fish that's raw or undercooked.
Do threadworms go away on their own?
Threadworms do not go away by themselves, and people do not build up immunity to them, so they must be treated in order to eradicate them totally from the body.
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