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A. When untreated, pinworms can cause: 1  diarrhea. 2  significant malabsorption of food. 3  genital itching. 4  bedwetting (enuresis). 5  vaginal discharge which can be associated with genital skin irritation and rash.
Upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite and diarrhea may occur with intestinal worms. Tapeworm may develop if a person ingests an infected flea from their pet. Tapeworm can also result from eating undercooked fish, pork or beef contaminated with the parasite.scariasis -- a type of roundworm infection -- can cause symptoms similar to pneumonia, such as coughing, wheezing and fever. This occurs when larvae migrate to the lungs before intestinal infection takes place, making its diagnosis difficult.