Worms in children: symptoms, consequences and possible treatment

Worms in children - a pretty unpleasant, but quite common disease. Than it is dangerous? Is it possible to prevent the appearance of worms? How to determine their presence in the child's body? It is important for parents to know if they have worms in children, what are the symptoms and how to treat this disease. So, let's try to answer these questions.

Today, more than 3000 varieties of worms are isolated, which are divided into two types - round and flat. Let's look at the most common diseases caused by these parasites. Flat (ribbon) worms provoke the development of shadyarinhoz (tapeworm, bovine tapeworm), shinoza (pork tapeworm), echinococcosis (echinococcus) , hymenolepidosis (rat or dwarf tapeworm). Round worms cause ascaridosis (ascarids), trichinosis (trichinella), enterobiosis (pinworms).

What promotes the spread of infection?

Infection of the child with worms can occur:

- from contact with infected children or animals;

- from sand, dirty hands or water;

- In utero. In this case, the larvae enter the fetus through the bloodstream or during the passage of the child along the birth canal.

Certainly, children from half a year to 3 years are most susceptible to this disease, tk. With the expansion of motor activity a child can become infected by contact with contaminated objects (toys, shoes, etc.).

Worms in children: symptoms and reactions

In most cases, the disease is detected only after testing in the laboratory or after detecting parasites in the feces of the child. However, infection is accompanied by some symptoms. Let's look at them:

- diarrhea,

- decreased appetite,

- elevated temperature (37.0-37.5 ° C),

- abdominal pain,

- itching in the anus,

- redness of the genitalia (in girls),

- nausea, vomiting ,

Anemia.

The glisten of the baby is slightly more difficult to determine than that of an older child. Parents should first of all pay attention to bloating, poor appetite and a frequent allergic rash. A characteristic symptom of the disease is when the pressure is slightly above or below the navel, a reflex sip to the abdomen of the legs. The main cause for concern is a shortage of body weight, combined with an increase (swelling) of the tummy.

How do parasites affect the baby's body?

After a while after infection with parasites, health deteriorates. Why? Worms in children, the symptoms of which we have considered, begin to reproduce fairly quickly and quickly. Just imagine that one female is capable of postponing up to 200,000 eggs a day (her offspring are viable enough, and eggs can fully exist in the environment for 2 years). The products of vital activity, secreted by the intestine and body of the parasite, have a toxic effect and cause allergic reactions.

Worms in children, the symptoms of which are different, attach to the tissues and affect the internal organs. For example, ascarids can cause intestinal bleeding or, after penetrating the respiratory tract, pneumonia or bronchitis. Some types of worms affect the heart, kidneys, brain.

Worms in children: what to treat?

First of all, if you suspect a disease, you should contact the pediatrician who will prescribe the tests (examination of feces and blood), and in case of a positive result, he will select individual drugs. There are quite a lot of drugs (chemotherapy, homeopathy and phytotherapy), having its own spectrum of action and contraindications, which should be taken into account when appointing a doctor.

All treatment is carried out in several stages:

- Preparation: consumption of pumpkin or linseed oil, "Enerosgel" or "Allocha". They help to remove from the body toxic substances released by parasites;

- treatment: application of anthelminthic drugs of a wide spectrum of action;

- recovery: the use of drugs that restore the liver, kidneys, lungs, stomach and normalizing metabolism (Geparsil, Nemocid, Vermox, etc.).

Prevention

Undoubtedly, preventive measures can prevent the development of the disease and preserve health. First of all, such measures include strict adherence to hygiene. Watch for the purity of toys or pacifiers. Wash hands with soap and water every time after the toilet, after walking and playing games, and before eating. Watch your baby's nails. They should be short and clean. Smooth after washing the baby's panties. Drain it from chewing pencils or nails, and also sucking your fingers. Before eating, wash vegetables and fruits. In all possible ways, fight with flies - carriers of infection.

Worms in children, whose symptoms are most troubling to the baby, appear to a large extent with parental inattention and carelessness. Do not miss the moment, and try to do everything you can for the health of your child.