In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

Treatment of threadworms is with a dose of mebendazole or Pripsen (piperazine) as you have given to paralyse the worms so they cannot lay eggs and are passed out of the system. These drugs may ...

The circle of life for a threadworm is simple. Their larvae come from ingested eggs that then hatch in the small intestine. They typically form a colony within the first part of the large ...

The circle of life for a threadworm is simple. Their larvae come from ingested eggs that then hatch in the small intestine. They typically form a colony within the first part of the large intestine ...

Gut symptoms blight millions of Brits every year. But the cause may not be actually be irritable bowel syndrome or ...

Dear Betty Pinworms also called Enterobius vermicularis or seatworms or threadworms are extremely common and contagious and are transmitted by ingesting pinworm eggs. These eggs can be found on ...