Threadworm Definition

Threadworm Sentence Examples

• The threadworm or Oxyuris vermicularis is a common parasite infecting the rectum.

• Without treatment threadworm may give rise to vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina) in girls and women.

• The infusion is useful as a bitter tonic - a group of substances of which calumba is the type - and is also a very efficient anthelmintic for the threadworm (Oxyuris vermicularis).

• In the UK, it has been estimated that about 40 per cent of children under 10 years suffer from a threadworm infestation.

• Threadworm infection can be treated solely by meticulous attention to hygiene for 6 weeks.