Benzodiazepines have emerged as the mainstay of symptomatic therapy for tetanus. Diazepam is the most frequently studied and used drug; it reduces anxiety, produces sedation, and relaxes muscles. Lorazepam is an effective alternative. High dosages of either may be required (up to 600 mg/day).
What Are the Causes of Pinworms? According to the Centers for Disease Control, pinworms account for the most common parasitic infection caused by worms, infecting around 40 million people in the United States. Pinworms affect primarily preschool- and school-aged children, although institutionalized people and their caretakers are also at risk.
Pinworms are spread when an infected person, most often a child, has scratched his/her bare anal area and the eggs get under his/her fingernails. Pinworms can then be spread in the following ways: 1  By an infected child not washing hands after using the bathroom. 2  If the child then touches playmates or toys, he/she may pass on the eggs. 3  Pinworm eggs can also be transferred to the fingers from clothing or bedding, and then spread around the home.