Helminths And Things To Note About Medication Treatment

When infected with helminths, you may encounter problems such as: abdominal pain, anal itching, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea .... These are common symptoms of digestive disorders that cause anemia, iron deficiency

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A burning tapeworm comes out from the anus
Why do we need to treat worms, tapeworms?
In young children with helminths often causes anorexia, malnutrition, and stunting.
In pregnant women: prolonged infection with helminths can cause malnutrition, iron deficiency, anemia, lung, liver diseases . for pregnant women, this also causes fetal malnutrition and retardation. .



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Elderly people who are physically weak when infected with helminths can cause more serious physical weakness than others.
Not only living in the intestinal tract, some cases of multiple helminths can burrow into the bile ducts, causing intestinal obstruction, liver abscess due to tapeworms . Especially there are some cases of ectopic helminth larvae, possibly get into eyes, get into brain causing serious complications or death.
Therefore, periodic deworming is essential not only for children but also for the elderly.
The transmission route of helminths?
The helminths are most often transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract, through an important intermediary, the hands. When a family member becomes ill, other people are also very susceptible.



. So doctors recommend that we should remove worms at the same time for the whole family to be effective
How to cure helminths?
Principles of treating helminths
To treat helminthic disease effectively, it is necessary to ensure necessary resources such as:
Proper diagnosis of helminth infections and degree of infection should be made by relevant tests.
Choose effective medication.
Also immediately after deworming, it is necessary to apply measures of eating hygiene, personal hygiene and sanitation to prevent reinfection. In our country today, the external environment is often heavily polluted with many pathogens of helminths and this is a favorable condition for the acquisition of helminths again
At the same time have to treat helminths periodically.
Choose helminthic drugs on the principle of:
Many drugs used to treat helminths have been removed in the past because they had to be used in large quantities (piperarin) or caused severe allergies and shock can be fatal.
Basic characteristics of the current selection of antihelminthic drugs are as follows:
Selection of high potency, broad spectrum, short duration of treatment (can be used 1 time). Need to choose drugs with the lowest toxicity but with high therapeutic effect.
The drug has few side effects, especially those that require long-term treatment.
If necessary, testing should be done to determine the right type of infected helminth to treat specific medications.



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What to note when using deworming medicine?
For young children, the periodic worm book should only be used when the child is 24 months of age or older, meaning that worms should not be used for children under 2 years old.
For adults: Almost all types of helminthicides are not recommended for pregnant and lactating women because they are toxic in pregnancy and infants
If a pregnant woman suspects a serious infection with helminths and intends to have a helminth, then it is necessary to consult a doctor carefully. If it is absolutely necessary, doctors can prescribe a safe medicine for pregnant women who have worms. As recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization), pregnant women infected with severe helminths should book with medicines containing active ingredients Praziquantel, Abendazol or Mebendazol but should wait after the first 3 months of pregnancy.
For those types of helminths that require long-term medication, consult a doctor, patients should not buy medication on their own.
Worms can cause a number of side effects, including headaches, dizziness, stomach cramps, digestive disorders, diarrhea, and transient nausea, which are usually mild and go away on their own. In some cases, children may have hypersensitivity reactions to the drug by the symptoms of allergy, itching, rash, hives. At that time, parents should take the baby to see a doctor to advise the appropriate treatment.
Currently the drug can be taken during or immediately after a meal, without fasting or fasting.




Every family should have a periodic minimum book every 6 to 12 months to prevent re-infection and avoid possible complications.
How to prevent infection with helminths:
We should know that using drugs to treat helminths is just the elimination of helminths, but not to prevent worm infection. So prevention awareness must always be upheld. In particular, for children, parents need to be very concerned about the education for children to practice hygiene in life.
Personal hygiene: washing clothes in the sun, trimming nails, blankets, sheets, mats to prevent worm eggs from sticking out; Don't play with sandy soil, don't walk barefoot, suck fingers, remember to wash your hands after using the toilet.
Hygiene and hygiene: Remember to wash your hands with soap before eating, and clean hands will help reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Foods including shrimp, snails, meat, fish, fresh vegetables and fruits can be infected with helminth eggs, so you should not eat raw fish meat, salad or ch.

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