DOCTORS were shocked to discover pinworms living inside a teenager’s appendix. The 15-year-old arrived at A&E doubled over ...

Hi Dr Ombeva My child has pinworms and is not responding to albendazoles, which medication can I use to get rid of the worms? Dear Betty Pinworms also called Enterobius vermicularis or seatworms ...

Apart from seeing eggs, larvae, or adult worms in the stool or near the anus, tests to confirm infection include: Pinworms ...

The tomato pinworm usually lays its eggs on the leaves of the tomato plant, attracted by volatile chemicals released by the leaves. But this pest-plant interaction is disrupted when tomato plants ...

They then found that the moths appeared to prefer laying their eggs on the goo rather than the leaves of the plant. When the pinworms hatched, they consumed the goo, which lacked adequate ...

Once eaten, the eggs hatch in the intestines, and adult worms can cause itching around the anus, particularly at night. In rare cases, pinworms can cause more serious complications, such as ...