Enterobius vermicularis

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Enterobius vermicularis is a small parasitic pinworm that commonly infects the human intestine, especially in children, causing enterobiasis characterized by perianal itching.

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AI-generated illustration of Enterobius vermicularis

This AI-generated illustration was produced by black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-dev (1024x1024) from a prompt written by openai/gpt-oss-120b from the entity's label + description.

Prompt

Generate an image of an enterobius vermicularis (Enterobius vermicularis is a small parasitic pinworm that commonly infects the human intestine, especially in children, causing enterobiasis characterized by perianal itching.)

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Enterobius vermicularis canonical 2
Enterobius 1
EnterobiusVermicularis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parasitic nematode ⓘ
pinworm ⓘ
species ⓘ
adultWormColor white ⓘ
adultWormSexualDimorphism females larger than males ⓘ
causes enterobiasis ⓘ
commonName human pinworm ⓘ
threadworm ⓘ
complication appendiceal irritation ⓘ
vulvovaginitis ⓘ
diagnosisMethod identification of adult worms ⓘ
identification of eggs ⓘ
perianal tape test ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
eggCharacteristic asymmetrical shell ⓘ
embryonated when laid ⓘ
eggDepositionSite perianal region ⓘ
eggInfectivityTime eggs become infective within hours ⓘ
eggShape planoconvex ⓘ
eggSurvival eggs can survive on fomites for several days ⓘ
family Oxyuridae ⓘ
femaleLength approximately 8 to 13 mm ⓘ
genus Enterobius ⓘ
geographicDistribution worldwide ⓘ
habitatInHost human cecum ⓘ
human colon ⓘ
human ileum ⓘ
infects humans ⓘ
intermediateHost none ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeCycleType direct life cycle ⓘ
maleLength approximately 2 to 5 mm ⓘ
moreCommonIn children ⓘ
phylum Nematoda ⓘ
prevention handwashing ⓘ
short fingernails ⓘ
washing bedding and clothing in hot water ⓘ
primaryHost human ⓘ
symptom irritability ⓘ
nocturnal pruritus ani ⓘ
perianal itching ⓘ
sleep disturbance ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
transmissionFactor crowded living conditions ⓘ
poor hand hygiene ⓘ
transmissionRoute fecal-oral route ⓘ
ingestion of embryonated eggs ⓘ
treatment albendazole ⓘ
mebendazole ⓘ
pyrantel pamoate ⓘ
zoonoticPotential primarily human-specific ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nematoda → includesTaxon → Enterobius vermicularis ⓘ
Enterobius vermicularis → genus → Enterobius ⓘ
linked to: Enterobius vermicularis
Secernentea → containsSpecies → EnterobiusVermicularis ⓘ
linked to: Enterobius vermicularis
Oxyuridae → notableSpecies → Enterobius vermicularis ⓘ