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Threadworms often go unoticed, but symptoms can include:
- intense itching around the anus, particularly at night when the female worms are active laying eggs,
- vaginal itching, and
- disturbed sleep as a result of the itching, which can make you irritable.
If you have a severe infection, or persistent infections, threadworms can cause:
- loss of appetite,
- weight loss,
- insomnia (difficulty getting to sleep, or staying asleep), and
- severe irritability.
As threadworms do not always cause symptoms in people who are infected. all members of your household should be treated, even if only one person notices symptoms.
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