<unk>  is an infection commonly caused by Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm). It usually affects children and causes perianal pruritus, restlessness, and irritability. The diagnosis is made by physical examination and repeated scotch-tape tests. This infection is medically treated with two doses of either pyrantel pamoate, albendazole, or mebendazole. The transmission of<unk>  can be prevented by treating all the household members of the infected person and improving personal and household hygienic conditions (e.g., frequent hand washing, changing clothes, and covering food).
Enterobiasis
Clonorchiasis
Opisthorchiasis
Strongyloidiasis
Necatoriasis
Helminthiasis
Cyclosporiasis
Isosporiasis