Kingdom (biology) In biology, kingdom (Latin: regnum, plural regna) is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla.
Pinworms symptoms in children. 1. An itching around the anus, which may become worse at night on getting the female worm depositing her eggs. It causes problem during sleep of infected child. An intense itching causes inflammation on the skin.
Pinworm can spread easily between children. When a child scratches an infected area, she gets eggs on her fingers or under the fingernails. Transmission of the infection happens when the infected child passes the eggs to another child, and the child unknowingly swallows the eggs.