Can Pinworms Survive Medication? Unraveling Recurrence and Treatment Failure
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According to the CDC, pinworm infections are highly contagious and are the most common worm infection in the United States, yet many treatments fail, leading to frustrating recurrences. A key reason for treatment failure is not that **pinworms survive medication**, but rather the inability of medications to kill the parasite's eggs, which can cause reinfection.
