HOW YOU OR YOUR CHILD CAN CATCH WORM.

 HOW YOU OR YOUR CHILD CAN CATCH WORM.

Worms are mainly spread in small bits of poo from people with a worm infection. Some are caught from food.

You can get infected by:

touching objects or surfaces with worm eggs on them – if someone with worms does not wash their hands

touching soil or swallowing water or food with worm eggs in it – mainly a risk in parts of the world without modern toilets or sewage systems

walking barefoot on soil containing worms – only a risk in parts of the world without modern toilets or sewage systems

eating raw or undercooked beef, pork or freshwater fish (like salmon or trout) containing baby worms – more common in parts of the world with poor food hygiene standards

You can catch some worms from pets, but this is rare.

How to prevent worm infections

Do

wash your hands before eating or preparing food, and after touching soil or using the toilet

only drink bottled or boiled water in high-risk areas (places without modern toilets or sewage systems)

deworm pet dogs and cats regularly

dispose of dog and cat poo in a bin as soon as possible

thoroughly wash garden-grown fruit and vegetables

Don’t

do not let children play in areas where there's a lot of dog or cat poo

do not eat raw fruit and vegetables in high-risk areas

do not walk barefoot in high-risk areas

do not eat raw or undercooked pork, beef or freshwater fish.

*HOW TO GET RID OF WORM*

When is the best time to take a dewormer?

Worm is a parasite, it lives in the intestinal tract. In our country, poor environmental sanitation and poor food safety have caused many people to get infected with worms and worms. 

Subjects infected with worms are not only children but also adults if they eat undercooked foods or are exposed to dust, flies. 

The situation of environmental sanitation and hygiene in food is poorer, so many people are infected with worms such as roundworms, whipworms, pinworms, hookworms and strongyloides... 

Rate of infection of all kinds Worms, especially roundworms, are very high. 

Adults are infected with roundworms usually by eating foods that are not cooked or drinking water containing worm eggs, food can be exposed to dust, flies or flies, cockroaches... clinging. 

In children, in addition to roundworms, it is very easy to get pinworm infection because playing with sandy soil containing worm eggs or scratching the anal area (because the worms crawl to lay eggs and cause itching) then they may raise their hands again. The mouth and then swallow the eggs of the worms...

 Long-term infection with worms can cause malnutrition, anemia, iron deficiency, or liver or lung diseases... 

In Pregnant women with Worms infection , it is very easy to cause fetal malnutrition or growth retardation ... 

On the market today mainly contains two main active ingredients mebendazol and albendazol, of which mebendazol is easier to use. The action of mebendazol is by inhibiting, preventing the consumption of nutrients by the worms. This is an over-the-counter drug, users can buy the drug themselves to deworm for individuals and families, should periodically deworm from 4 to 6 monthly basis.

A pharmacist can help if you have:

small, white worms in your poo that look like pieces of thread

extreme itching around your anus, particularly at night

This is probably threadworms.

They're common and can be treated with medicine from a pharmacy.

See a doctor if you:

* find a large worm or large piece of worm in your poo

* have a red, itchy worm-shaped rash on your skin

* have sickness, diarrhoea or a stomach ache for longer than 2 weeks

*are losing weight for no reason

These could be symptoms of something like roundworm, hookworm or tapeworm.

These infections are usually caught while travelling. They can take a long time to cause symptoms, so tell the doctor if you have been abroad in the last 2 years. 

It does not matter which type of worm you have – all worm infections are treated in a similar way.

You might be asked to provide a sample of poo so it can be tested for worm eggs.

If you have worms, a doctor will prescribe medicine to kill them. You take this for 1 to 3 days. The people you live with may also need to be treated.

Any worms in your gut will eventually pass out in your poo. You may not notice this.

To avoid becoming infected again or infecting others, it's very important during the weeks after starting treatment to wash your hands:

after going to the toilet

before eating or preparing food

regularly during the day.

*Important*

Go back to your doctor if your symptoms do not get better in 2 weeks or you keep passing live worms in your poo.

For more on deworming children , go to;

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