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  1. Threadworms - NHS

    Dec 1, 2023 · Read about threadworms (pinworms), which are tiny worms in your poo. They're common in children and spread easily. You can treat them without seeing a GP.

  2. Threadworms: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Patient

    Nov 14, 2024 · Threadworms are common but are not usually serious. Threadworms infect the gut and lay eggs around your anus which causes itch. Written by a GP.

  3. Threadworms: Symptoms and Treatment | Doctor - Patient

    Feb 10, 2025 · Threadworms are a very common nematode infection. It is also known as pinworm or enterobiasis, as it is caused by infection with Enterobius vermicularis.

  4. How to get rid of threadworms - Patient

    May 30, 2019 · Threadworm eggs are easily spread, and infection is more common than you might imagine. Here's how to treat the infestation.

  5. Worms in humans - NHS

    Find out about worm infections in humans, including what different types of worms look like, when to get medical help, and how to treat and prevent infections.

  6. Worm Medicine (Anthelmintics): Mebendazole, Vermox, Ovex

    Sep 9, 2024 · Worms are parasites that enter the body and are able to live and feed off the person they have entered. The most common worm infection in the UK is threadworms. Medicines to treat worms …

  7. How and when to take mebendazole - NHS

    NHS medicines information on dosage for mebendazole, how to take it and what to do if you miss a dose or take too much.

  8. About mebendazole - NHS

    Mebendazole is a type of medicine for treating worms. It's used mainly for infections of the gut such as threadworms (sometimes known as pinworms) and other less common worm infections (whipworm, …

  9. Mebendazole: a medicine to treat worms - NHS

    Mebendazole Brand names: Ovex, Vermox Find out how mebendazole treats threadworms, roundworms and other worm infections, and how to take it.

  10. Mebendazole - Patient

    Mar 25, 2023 · Mebendazole works by preventing roundworms from absorbing sugars which they need to survive. This kills the worm within a few days.