Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson move on to nematodes with a discussion of the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis.
Download TWiP #19 (60 MB .mp3, 83 minutes)
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- Enterobius vermicularis adult female (jpg)
- Enterobius vermicularis in appendix (jpg)
- Enterobius vermicularis embryonated eggs (jpg)
- Enterobius vermicularis life cycle (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiP 19
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Hi- I’m curious to know how the wife/mother figure with pinworms was treated for infection. I suspect my daughter has them and am treating myself (her mother) as a precaution. She now complains of vaginal itching. Can they live there, as well?