If the broken fragments of your bone don't fit snugly together, your doctor may need to manipulate the pieces back into their proper positions â a process called reduction. In most cases, this can be accomplished without cutting open your skin. Ice or an injected anesthetic is used to numb your toe.
Some of the most common types of Roundworms include Pinworms or Threadworms, Hookworms, Ascaris (a word that literally means âintestinal wormâ) and Heartworms. Roundworms have hollow bodies and openings at either end and generally grow between 2-5 inches long.
Pinworms are the most common type of roundworm infection in the U.S. These infections most frequently affect children but adult family members can be easily infected as well. Itching around the anus -- where these tiny worms lay their eggs -- is the only major symptom. Pinworm infections are easy to diagnose and treat.