Pinworms are parasitic worms found in the human body or the body of an animal.They negatively affect the whole body, or a specific organ, having devastating effects on health.
Reasons
The disease manifests itself in different ways.This is affected by what kind of worms they are, where in the body they are and how many there are.Often, helminthiasis is characterized by weight loss, physical weakness, dizziness and excessive irritability.If the worms are in the intestines, this is accompanied by constipation, diarrhea, nausea with possible vomiting.
With parasitism in the liver - a jaundiced tint of the skin and swelling.if in the lungs - the appearance of cough and nasal discharge.With any type of disease, activity and performance decrease.As for children, there may be disturbances in both the child's mental and physical development, developmental delay, puberty and memory problems.This disease is caused when helminth eggs enter the human body.We can get infected with them through dirty fruits and vegetables, undercooked meat and fish and the most common is unwashed hands.
Symptoms
Infection of a person with worms, depending on their type, can occur when eating undercooked animal meat contaminated with eggs and larvae, or when eggs and larvae that develop in the soil enter the human body.Here they develop into adults.
The number of worms in the human body with advanced disease can be very large.Adult worms and their eggs can pass through the human body together with feces, which is the main sign for identifying the causes of the disease.In addition, there are more complex diagnostic methods based on blood tests, sputum tests, etc., which are carried out in medical institutions.When infected with worms there may be:
- general malaise and weakness.
- fatigue, increased or decreased appetite.
- nausea, vomiting, acute abdominal pain, rapid weight loss.
- diarrhea with the release of worms in the stool.
- itching sensation in the anus area.
- sleep disorders.
Diagnostics
To determine how to treat worms, the pediatrician prescribes:
- general stool analysis;
- general blood test;
- X-ray of the intestine.
- scraping of skin from the perianal area.
The most common worms found in humans are: tapeworms, roundworms, related to roundworms, and various types of tapeworms (tape), related to tapeworms (tapeworms).The main sources of contamination are dirty hands, unwashed vegetables and fruits, untested produce, contaminated water and flies.
Treatment
Necessary treatment for worms includes:
- antiparasitic drugs;
- sorbents;
- enzymes?
- immunomodulators;
- hepatoprotective.
If you do not determine in time how to get rid of worms, there is a risk of complications:
- jaundice?
- intestinal obstruction;
- pancreatitis;
- purulent skin lesions;
- anemia.
Prevention
To prevent infection and the spread of roundworms, you should follow the rules of personal hygiene, wash your hands, vegetables and fruits well and keep toilets clean.In order not to face the problem of how to remove worms in the future, it is recommended:
- observe the rules of personal hygiene;
- wash food thoroughly before eating.
- carry out the necessary heat treatment of meat, fish, seafood before eating them.
- supervise children during games (to avoid taking objects from the floor into their mouths);