Worm infestation is one of the major causes of childhood malnutrition, anemia, stunted physical and mental growth, psycho-social problems and this along with repeated gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infection contributes to high morbidity in children and remains a major cause of high infant and child mortality in our country. The infection is usually transmitted via ingestion of eggs from contaminated foodstuffs, an infection may occasionally occur via inhalation of eggs and swallowing of infected secretions.[1]