risk factors<\/a> that can increase the likelihood of getting pinworm. Knowing what these are can be helpful when considering the likelihood of you having contracted the condition and thereby it can improve your ability to correctly diagnose it in yourself and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere are many people who are at higher risk of pinworm. These include children who attend daycare or preschool \u2013 as they are likely to come into contact with many other children with the condition and then share toys. This then means that adults who have those children are also more likely to develop the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind as well that children who suck their thumbs and fingers have a slightly higher chance of developing pinworms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In adults, living in very crowded areas \u2013 and especially areas with poor sanitation \u2013 can increase your chances of picking up pinworms. That also means that you may contract it when traveling to such areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The good news for animal lovers is that
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