Helminthiases in children

None, even the most caring mother, can not with 100% certainty insure a beloved child of helminthiosis. Helminthiasis is the defeat of the human body by parasitic worms (helminths). Once in the body of the child, these uninvited guests begin to actively grow and multiply, poisoning all the products of their life. Most of the cases of helminth infection in children account for the share of nematodes (ascarids, pinworms). To infect them, a child can take a walk, while playing in the sandbox, patting a fancy dog ​​or at a dacha with his beloved grandmother. Much less infrequent affect the children's body tapeworms and flukes, in this case the cause of helminthiosis lies in getting into the infant's diet not enough well-fried (boiled) meat.

Signs of helminthiosis

You can suspect helminths in children if you notice such signs:

• the child eats a lot, but does not gain weight;
• the child quickly becomes tired;
• the child is excessively irritable and crying;
• the child complains of abdominal pain;
• the child often has irritations and rashes on the skin.

Symptoms of acarid attack

1. Dry cough and rashes on the skin.
2. Nausea (sometimes vomiting).
3. Active salivation.
4. Worry by night.
5. Periodic rashes of watery blisters on the skin of the hands and feet.
6. Pain in the navel and right ribs.
7. Disturbance of digestion - constipation and diarrhea.
8. In advanced cases - an obstruction of the intestine.

Symptoms of defeat with pinworm

1. Sharp decrease in appetite.
2. Sensation of dryness in the mouth.
3. Weak pains in the abdomen.
4. Itching and inflammation in the anus.
5. Inflammation of the external genitalia in girls.
6. The presence of small parasites in the stool.

Prevention of helminthiosis in children does not imply any complex measures, it is, first of all, the training the child to observe the most simple hygienic rules - washing hands after walking, visiting public places, before eating, after talking with cats and dogs, inadmissibility of eating unwashed fruits and berries. It is worth to divide toys into street and home.

Treatment of helminths in children

To appoint a child for treatment with helminth infection, only a parasitologist must take a doctor, who will take into account not only the appearance of the parasite, but also the features of the child - age, weight, general condition, side diseases. To achieve a lasting result, it is necessary to carry out complex treatment not only of a sick child, but of all members of his family.