Summer troubles: worms in children

Summer brings a lot of children to new experiences and pleasures, and their mothers - a new batch of worries and concerns for the health of the baby. For restless children of difficult to keep track of, and in the country, and the city, and visiting rural relatives. Before you know it, as the bed of strawberries examined for the presence of ripe berries, obtselovana neighbor's dog, the cat squeezed from all childish soul, sand taste, and fell on the ground candy immediately shoved cheek ...

Of course, to get to wash their hands or berries is impossible, but sparkling clean button. In such a situation the child infected with worms is very simple.

Their name - Legion

Worms, or as they are called doctors, helminths - it worms, parasites in the intestines or in the bile ducts of the liver of man. They are extremely hardy and affect species diversity. Worms in Children , Attach to the intestinal wall with special suckers secrete poisonous substances and slowly poison and weaken the child's body. Can cause allergic reactions.

Insidious capsule: worm infestation

Invermination   (or worm infestation ) Occurs by ingestion of eggs or larvae. The eggs of worms, in turn, into the environment with the feces of infected people and animals. They are similar to the microscopic size of the capsule and can remain viable for a long time, being on the surface of objects (handrails, door handles, kitchen utensils, toys), on food, on clothes, in the ground.

Tapeworm eggs are highly resistant to the acidic environment of the stomach and getting to die partially by moving then to a permanent Meto in the intestine.

Two main enemy: the roundworm and pinworm

Fortunately, in the European part of Russia are the most common two types of worms: ascarid s - round long (10-15 cm) worms with pointed ends, usually whitish or translucent. If not treated on helminthic invasion They can comfortably live in the human body for years. Eggs ascaris   highlights every day and find them in the stool is very difficult.

Pinworms   - Very small (1 cm), whitish worms. They live in the lower intestine, so that they can be easily found in the feces. At night, pinworms through the anal canal are selected on the skin and lay eggs in the folds, so in the anus of the child appear redness and scratching, disturbed sleep because of the irritant is actively moving parasites.

Girls may be inflamed vulva, as pinworms   bring "on itself" from a variety of intestinal pathogens. Pinworms live a month, but in the meantime have time to postpone a lot of eggs, because their number is constantly increasing.

How to recognize the disease: symptoms of the presence of worms

Parents should be wary if a child complains of nausea (especially in the morning), pronounced itching in the anal area, sleep disturbances, persistent or paroxysmal abdominal pain, unstable stool, signs of anemia (pallor, fatigue).

In girls, as noted above, may be signs of inflammation of the external genitalia. Upon detection of such symptoms of worms the child should be sure to consult a pediatrician.

The most famous analysis

Not about a single analysis does not come up with much anecdotal cases, as about a stool for the presence of tapeworm eggs, which made him famous almost everyone. As a rule, it will have to take about three times as Some parasites are very difficult to detect.

May appoint to the analysis of scrapings from the anus. Sometimes pediatricians recommend to take a child's blood and carry out special analyzes on the presence of antibodies to parasites.

We treat all at once by helminths

The pediatrician and infectious disease specialist appoint a special treatment for the helminths the whole family, including pets. Self-medication helminthic invasion to engage in any case it is impossible! Just want to mention that popular among the people in such pathologies enema will not bring the desired relief: worms attach themselves to the intestinal wall suction and painlessly for themselves suffer similar water treatment.

My everything

Preventive measures   catching the worms   are obvious:
- Encourage your child to wash their hands after using the toilet, and after walking, and before eating;
- As closely as possible with running water to wash fruits, vegetables, herbs;
- Dried fruit (even in vacuum-packed), bananas, oranges, too, should be washed;
- In any case, do not give your child raw, cured or poorly-cooked meat and fish;

- Do not swim in the water if you are not sure of the quality of water, or near you bathe a dog, even with the masters;
- Raw water it is necessary to boil;
- Should be to wean the baby from the habit of taking something in your mouth, licking her fingers and biting his nails;

- The older child can explain what worms and how they are dangerous, then he will not accept your requirements for the care of the "hostility."

By the way, these preventive measures must respect adults because they, too, can become ill worm infestation   and infect relatives of all ages.

Oksana Herasymenko

Healthy Child

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