i have pin worms.can they kill me?

Question

im 15 and i have pin worms i know for sure but i am not going to the doctor or telling my mum thats way 2 embarrasing and i cant buy the medicine myself. if i leave them could they kill me

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Answer 1

You they won't kill you, but they won't go away on their own their. You need to be treated. I suggest you tell your mom.

Answer 2

apparently not but will be irritating and you are likely to spread to rest of family .....

Causes and Risk Factors of Pinworms
Swallowing pinworm eggs initiates a cycle of infection. Most often, eggs are spread when a child scratches the anus, allowing the eggs to be transported on the fingers or beneath the fingernails, where they can then contaminate food, dishes, toys, and play areas.

Symptoms of Pinworms
Symptoms include anal or vaginal itching and irritation, as well as possible irritability, fatigue, weight loss, behavior problems and night-waking/nightmares.

Diagnosis of Pinworms
A laboratory pinworm test called a "scotch tape test" can be done. The doctor or a parent can perform this test.

Parents can obtain the needed scotch tape paddle from their doctor. The paddle is pressed against the anal area to collect eggs or live pinworms. Do this test in the morning (for two days in a row) before the child baths or has a bowel movement. Take the tests to the doctors for examination with a microscope.

Treatment of Pinworms
Everyone in the family is treated with anti-worm drugs, since other family members are at high risk of being infected.

Usually, a dose of mebendazole (Vermox) or pyrantel pamoate (Antiminth, Combantrin) is given, followed by a second dose two weeks later. These medicines are very effective in killing worms. Piperazine and pyrvinium are less effective choices.

Creams or ointments that relieve anal itching and may contain substances that kill the worms can be prescribed. Careful hygiene is essential to prevent reinfection.

Trim the child's fingernails so that he or she will not be harmed by scratching. Soothe the itching and any rectal pain by giving the child a sitz bath and cleaning the anal opening with witch hazel.

Change the child's bed linen and underwear daily, and try not to disperse the eggs into the air.

Tell your mom!

Answer 3

PInworms are very common in people, especially young people. They are acquired mostly from soil. There are thousands of eggs/larvae in the soil. If you handle it and do not wash your hand properly, you can ingest them when you touch anything you've handled to you mouth. The most common side effect from pinworm infestation is rectal itching. Occasionally there can be some GI discomfort. I have not heard of anyone dying from pinworms, but I guess anything is possible. So, tell you mom if you think you have them. If you cannot talk to her, find another source like a pharmacist or a school nurse. There is no need to intentionally carry around any parasites that you do not have to. It is something that you can take care of easily and descretely.

Answer 4

Pin Worms

Answer 5

No. When I was in med school, shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs, it was thought that pinworms could be an occasional cause of appendicitis. This is now disputed.

Pinworms are very contageous. It is very easy to catch them. (There was even an article in a pediatric journal about 15 - 20 years ago stating that kids who got repeated pinworm infestations were more well-adjusted socially than their peers who didn't.) Don't be embarassed. Tell your mom.

Answer 6

Pinworms In Humans

Answer 7

the infection is annoying,but is not serious and is easily cured.however, reinfection is common. Persons with this and other family members should be treated.Avoid scratching an take special care to keep their fingernails clean. To wash their hands after using the restroom. And to wash the beddingto help prevent the spread or recurrenceof the infection. Appropriate medications are available and are very effective. One example is mebendazole(Vermox).

Answer 8

Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) are the most common intestinal parasite in the U.S.
Pinworms occur most often in school-age children, but are highly contagious, and can
easily spread to the entire family. According to the Center for Disease Control, pinworm
infestation is twice as common as head lice, and some sources estimate as much as
20% of the U.S. population is affected annually with pinworms. It is estimated that
pinworms infect more than 600,000,000 people throughout the world, and in many
areas of the world (e.g., North America and Europe) it is the most common nematode
parasite of humans.

• Adult pinworms live in the large intestines; males and females are about 5 mm and 10
mm long, respectively. After copulation the males die. When the female is ready to lay
eggs she crawls out of the anus and deposits the eggs on the perianal skin; a single
female can produce more than 10,000 eggs. After laying her eggs, the female also dies.
At body temperature the eggs develop quickly and are infective (contain 3rd stage
juvenile worms) in about six hours. When ingested by another person the eggs hatch in
the small intestine, and the juvenile worms grow into adult, sexually mature worms in
about a month.

• Pinworms infections can be asymptomatic or result in mild gastrointestinal upsets. A
common symptom associated with pinworm infections is perianal itching. Scratching of
the perianal skin to relieve the itching can lead to bacterial infections that result in more
itching, etc. This cycle can result in a situation where the infected person becomes very
uncomfortable. Children infected with pinworms often undergo behavioral changes,
including restlessness, irritability, and insomnia. In women, the adult pinworms can
enter the vagina and cause additional irritation.

• Pinworms are highly contagious! The eggs are infective within a few hours of being
laid, and they are deposited directly on the perianal skin. Bed linens, clothing, carpets,
etc., can be contaminated with eggs. The infected person's hands will, invariable, be
contaminated with eggs, providing a route for reinfection and egg dispersal (even into
the classroom). It is for this reason that if one member of a family is infected for
pinworms, the whole family is treated.

• There is evidence that Dientamoeba fragilis, a "protozoan parasite" of humans, is
transmitted among humans in the eggs of pinworms. Thus, pinworm and
Dientamoeba infections may occur simultaneously. Pinworm infections are detected by
finding the eggs or worms on the perianal skin. If the perianal skin is examined using a
flashlight the worms can be seen; they literally "glow" under the bright light. Because the
female pinworms lay their eggs during the early morning hours, it is the child's parent
who must examine the perianal skin for the worms. Understandably, finding pinworms
on your child's perianal skin is not something a parent soon forgets. Eggs on the
perianal skin can be detected by using a piece of cellophane ("Scotch") tape attached to
a wooden applicator stick, sticky side out. The tape is then pressed against the perianal
skin and later examined for eggs. This is best done as soon as a child awakens.

Answer 9

No, the pinworms will not kill you but they do need to be treated. Pinworms don't cause any harm (just itching), and it won't take long to get rid of them.

Answer 10

No they won't kill you, and can get treatment at your local grocery or drug store no prescription is needed. You'll be fine.