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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
Pinworm infection occurs most commonly among
*Household members and caretakers of persons with pinworm infection.
 
*Finger sucking
* School-aged and preschool-aged children,
*Nail biting
* Institutionalized persons, and
* Household members and caretakers of persons with pinworm infection.


Finger sucking has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and [[nail biting]] has been similarly associated. Because it spreads from host to host through [[contamination]], pinworms are common among people living in close contact, and tends to occur in all people within a household.
Finger sucking has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and [[nail biting]] has been similarly associated. Because it spreads from host to host through [[contamination]], pinworms are common among people living in close contact, and tends to occur in all people within a household.

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Risk Factors

  • Household members and caretakers of persons with pinworm infection.
  • Finger sucking
  • Nail biting

Finger sucking has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and nail biting has been similarly associated. Because it spreads from host to host through contamination, pinworms are common among people living in close contact, and tends to occur in all people within a household.


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