The worms are being well fed. The body is only getting the water and the calories but a fraction of the nutrients. In a Nutritional Almanac printed by McGraw-Hill and reproduced in part below, we read worms irritate the intestinal lining and therefore cause poor absorption of nutrients. Signs of worms may include diarrhea, hunger pains, appetite loss, weight loss and anemia. Pin worms are transmitted when the eggs, which lodge under the fingernails when a person scratches, contaminate food.
Personal hygiene is most important for the control of pinworms.
Consequently, the hair follicles become enlarged and infected. The final result is hair loss and inflammation of the surrounding tissue. Demodex Brevis feeds on the nutrients in the sebaceous glands. As a result the sebaceous glands become infected and inflamed. The skin is rough, lumpy, reddish, shows signs of premature aging and causes enlarged pores.