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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Enterobiasis is particularly common in children. Annually, around 200 million people are infected worldwide. The pinworm is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe. | Enterobiasis is particularly common in children. Annually, around 200 million people are infected worldwide. The pinworm is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., [[parasitic worm]]) infection in the United States and Western Europe. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Enterobiasis is more common in families with school-aged children, in primary caregivers of infected children, and in institutionalized children. | Enterobiasis is more common in families with school-aged children, in primary caregivers of infected children, and in institutionalized children. | ||
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The people most likely to be infected with pinworm are children under 18. In these groups, the prevalence can reach 50%. The [[prevalence]] in this age group has been reported to be as high as | The people most likely to be infected with pinworm are children under 18. In these groups, the prevalence can reach 50%. The [[prevalence]] in this age group has been reported to be as high as 61,000 in India, 50,000 in England, 39,000 in Thailand, 37,000 in Sweden, and 29,000 in Denmark per 100,000 population. | ||
<ref>Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006</ref> | <ref>Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006</ref> | ||
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===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
School-age | School-age children are most commonly infected with Enterobiasis.<ref name="pmid21286054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Caldwell JP |title=Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis) |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=28 |issue= |pages=306–9 |year=1982 |pmid=21286054 |pmc=2306321 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
There is no gender predilection for enterobiasis. | There is no gender predilection for enterobiasis. | ||
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There is no racial predilection for enterobiasis. | There is no racial predilection for enterobiasis. | ||
===Developed Countries=== | ===Developed Countries=== | ||
It is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe. | It is the most common [[helminth]] (i.e., [[parasitic worm]]) infection in the United States and Western Europe. | ||
===Developing Countries=== | ===Developing Countries=== | ||
Enterobiasis has a worldwide distribution. | Enterobiasis has a worldwide distribution. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Enterobiasis is particularly common in children. Annually, around 200 million people are infected worldwide. The pinworm is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Enterobiasis is more common in families with school-aged children, in primary caregivers of infected children, and in institutionalized children.
Prevalance
The people most likely to be infected with pinworm are children under 18. In these groups, the prevalence can reach 50%. The prevalence in this age group has been reported to be as high as 61,000 in India, 50,000 in England, 39,000 in Thailand, 37,000 in Sweden, and 29,000 in Denmark per 100,000 population. [1]
Incidence
It is estimated that over 200 million people around the globe and 20 million in USA are infected with pinworm anually. It is more common in the temperate regions and relatively rare in the tropics.[2][3]
Age
School-age children are most commonly infected with Enterobiasis.[4]
Gender
There is no gender predilection for enterobiasis.
Race
There is no racial predilection for enterobiasis.
Developed Countries
It is the most common helminth (i.e., parasitic worm) infection in the United States and Western Europe.
Developing Countries
Enterobiasis has a worldwide distribution.
References
- ↑ Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ Rudolph's Pediatrics - 21st Ed. 2003; Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment - 45th Ed. 2006
- ↑ "CDC - DPDx - Enterobiasis".
- ↑ Caldwell JP (1982). "Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis)". Can Fam Physician. 28: 306–9. PMC 2306321. PMID 21286054.