Pinworm at the institute for parasitology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich in Munich, Germany. DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...

Fossilized poop, called coprolites, collected in Nong Yakong village, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. Coprolites are an important source for studying ancient parasites. Nonsrirach et al. under CC-BY ...

Dear Doctors: How on Earth did my son get pinworms? I didn't even realize something was wrong until he started scratching his butt in his sleep. The minute we told his pediatrician about the ...

If your child wakes up scratching their bottom at night, pay close attention - that persistent nighttime itching is the most common sign of pinworms. This itch, often worse after bedtime, can mean ...

Dear Doctors: How on Earth did my son get pinworms? I didn’t even realize something was wrong until he started scratching his butt in his sleep. His pediatrician suspects pinworms. Does this mean the ...