Specifically threadworms, which – I didn’t realise until I had kids – is quite a common problem for young ’uns. Threadwords – or pinworms, as they’re sometimes known – are small white worms that can ...

Your baby’s got what?! Threadworms are dreaded by parents, but they look (and sound) much worse than they really are. Plus, it’s easy to get rid of them They may look hideous, but threadworms are more ...

Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a ...

USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) in South Carolina in two different studies. Their research, which was published in The American Journal of Tropical ...

Threadworms spend up to 10 minutes exploring human skin before finding the best place to burrow in. When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, the worms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the ...