Worms (helminths): the symptoms and the best ways to avoid them

"The berry flavor to everything directly from the jungle". With this dictum of the mark, perhaps, each one of us since childhood. Who has not tasted fragrant strawberry directly with the field or the blueberries at the time of its collection. A berry — in the cortex, two in the mouth. And, apparently, innocent habit of chewing in the mouth, a blade of grass? Often, adults do the same thing. Supposedly, come on, don't be afraid. Look, like delicious. On the danger of receiving the "gift" of the worms have the intention is not to all, of or relate to this too negligent. You will think, nothing of parasites terrible does not exist. No attention should be paid.

Is it so in reality? Damage if worms body, and if it is necessary to fight with them? What is prevention, and how to get rid of the worms?

worms of the child

Most often the parasites enter the body of children. After all, the guys, especially from 3 to 10 years, not always well-trained hygiene skills and passion for the knowledge of the world is off the charts.

What are the parasites that are installed in our body?

Often children are identified helminths, relating to the round worms: ostritsy, ascaride (ascariasis), less often — vlasoglavy.

The signs and symptoms of helminthic invasion of the

  • of high temperature;
  • often the dry cough;
  • vomiting, stomach pain, disorder of the saddle;
  • the lack of appetite (the child does not want to eat or, on the contrary, eat a lot, but losing weight);
  • headache;
  • allergic reactions — skin rashes, swelling;
  • "goosebumps" — pale and dry, bruising under the eyes;
  • zaedy in the corners of the mouth (a sign of lack of vitamins);
  • anemia;
  • restless, anxious sleep, irritability;
  • fatigue;
  • itching in the anal area.

It is good to know: in the village the first sign of helminthic invasion is considered the scraping of the teeth during sleep. In reality, what can be the of a healthy child. It is associated more with the emotional overload. In the case of the defeat of worms, cracks the teeth only one out of every five. The thing is that helminths cause chronic poisoning of the nervous system.

Why is the prevention of worms is so important?

Detect the presence of adult worms and children with more frequency of three ways:

  • the analysis of the cala;
  • scraping (with adhesive tape);
  • serological testing blood test. When helminths found in the body, the antibodies are produced. And looking at the blood. Most often the blood is being evaluated in toxocariasis, echinococcosis, trihinellez, cysticercosis, and the lard of swine tsepen, the presence of cattle tsepnja.

However, in the analysis not detected worms, do not say anything about the fact that the child is not infected. For the analysis was positive, you must at the same time to fulfill several conditions. For example, at the time of the research in the body can be males or eggs at this time still not put off females.

Therefore, for a more authentic / the repeat analysis of the recommended 2 to 3 times with intervals of several days.

What do you do?

Despite the multitude of fear and, as a minimum, the unpleasant consequences helminthic invasion, in 90% of cases the infection can be prevented, while respecting the simple rules of hygiene and teaching the children to:

  • wash your hands well after each contact with animals, work in the garden, games in the yard and in the garden, before eating, after going to the bathroom;
  • get rid of the habit to say, unwashed vegetables, wild herbs, wild berries, drinking water from natural water bodies;
  • do not purchase or prepare non-verified the veterinary service of the flesh. Poor, polluted worm, may be the cause of a serious disease — trichinosis.

It is interesting to know that for washing vegetables or a salad of leaves, first soak them in a bowl with water so that the sand has settled to the bottom. Then wash under running water. If it comes to infant feeding, the same apple or a tomato optional, you can turn off boiling water. Boil also in need of the water of a well or spring. And here the tap water is treated prior to presentation in the network, helminths there!

The infection helminths often occurs in children's outdoor sandbox, where you are free to walk around at night cats or dogs. Closed and the prohibition of dogs in children's parks can be a good tool to reduce the morbidity among children.

Connect medicines

2 times a year (spring and fall), it is desirable for the prevention of taking the medication against worms (especially the rule refers to those households where there are children under the age of 10 years). As a general rule, are manufactured drugs for the treatment of helminthic invasion on the comfortable dosage: simply take a pill. If it is about prevention of the infection of worms, after 2 weeks of taking the medicine must be repeated.

the treatment of worms

What is important to remember:

  • medicines against worms are only dispensed with a medical prescription;
  • take the drug at the time of all who live in the apartment of the inhabitants, even the pets;
  • children after 10 years, it is recommended that the prophylaxis of taking the medication against helminths with a periodicity of once a year, or more frequently if there are obvious signs of infection;
  • if you notice signs of infection, medications, anti-helminthic invasion can be assigned in accordance are not-announced.

Worms are not harmless. They can hide in the body, not posing with acute symptoms, however, causing the chronic intoxication of the nervous system, weakness, anemia. Given that the frequency analysis is not valid, doctors recommend taking medicine against worms for the prevention 2 times a year: once in spring and in autumn. This measure will not cause any harm, but he will deliver us out of many of the harmful effects to the health of a helminthic invasion.

11.09.2018