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Clay County parent says child got pinworms twice at Argyle Elementary, adds school was ‘dismissive’

A Clay County mother is calling for accountability from her child’s school after her daughter contracted pinworm infections ...
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A Clay County mother told News4JAX her child got pinworms at school. Days later, a Duval County mother tells us the same

A Duval County mother said her son contracted pinworms at New Berlin Elementary School, adding that the first grader came home with the infection at the end of September, leading to a difficult ...
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These Terrifying Parasites Feed on Humans

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.
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Can my daughter catch pinworms at a playdate?

Pinworms are very common and have been reported to affect about 40 million people in the United States at any given time. These harmless worms are thin, white, threadlike and about ¼ inch long and are ...

Ancient poop from Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’ teems with parasites

DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ancient people living in present day northern Mexico’s Rio Zape Valley.