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.
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.