Some Common Questions About Toxocara Dog Roundworm Larvae

In recent years, the incidence of dog roundworm disease (Toxocara canis) has been increasing. Many reports show that the incidence of up to 52%, but the number of cases with clinical manifestations of dog roundworm disease among positive cases is very small, only about 1/10. During the past years, Anh Nga International Clinic has received and specialized treatment for dog roundworm disease in the shortest and most effective time. Here are some frequently asked questions of patients who come for medical examination and treatment at Anh Nga International PK.
Questions 1
I live in a rural area, there are many people living with Toxocara canis recently, I heard that if it is left untreated for too long, it will go to the brain

. So would you please advise more often the common signs of the disease let me know to have a timely detection?
- Dog roundworm disease (also known as dog tapeworm disease) has no obvious clinical symptoms. Depending on the location of each patient that the disease has different manifestations. Some common disease manifestations are:
+ Itchy skin, rash
+ Fever, hepatomegaly
+ Abdominal pain, indigestion
+ Body fatigue, weakness.
+ Blood formula test detects an increase in blood globulin, sporadic agranulocytosis.



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+ Anti-Toxocara spp. IgG is positive by ELISA test
Question 2
Doctor, I heard many people say that eating dog meat will be infected with dog roundworm, I personally do not eat dog meat but I am still infected. Please ask the doctor what other causes of the disease?
- Dog roundworm disease has many different causes:
+ People who have a habit of eating dog meat, eating raw food (susi, raw shrimp and crabs) or dishes that have not been thoroughly cooked (raw meat)
+ Eat raw vegetables that have not been clean milk yet and drink uncooked water (street vendors, ice, .. )
+ Raising dogs right in the house, dogs have not been worm books periodically 30-45 days / 1 time
+ Around the house there are scattered pathogens (dog feces in the environment outside the environment)
Question 3
I have just given birth to my baby for 3 months, when I walk near my rope, I often have very uncomfortable skin itching symptoms. I had a blood test when I found that I was infected with dog roundworm. So now I have to treat how to not affect the baby, doctor because my baby has not weaned?
- Your case is one of the common and common cases of postpartum mothers who often exhibit skin itching due to the birth process that changes some hormones in the body. However, few people think it is caused by a dog flukes that only when a blood test is known.



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In this case, you should go directly to the parasite specialist at Anh Nga International PK to hear more about the disease as well as how to treat it most effectively. affect breast milk quality (because you are still breastfeeding).
Question 4
Doctor, do you have a doctor's order when you take the helminthic medicine, or can I buy it myself at retail pharmacies outside?
-In principle, all medicines and all preparations of a curative nature should be directed by a pharmacist or doctor to ensure a safer and more effective treatment for the patient.
-Particularly for deworming medications, they are safe and have very little toxicity, so it is not necessary to have a doctor's prescription when we designate a periodic worm book
Question 5
Doctor, I have a little boy who is 6 years old, but he is very sick and looks skinny, he can eat well but he still hasn't gained weight since 1 year, his condition is less than that. peers Recently I have symptoms of abdominal pain, big belly. So please ask the doctor if you are infected with helminths?
- Thanks for the question you asked, this is probably the common situation that parents often encounter in their children! With the signs and symptoms you describe on your child's body, there will be more than just a helminth disease. Therefore, to know if your child is really infected with parasitic helminths, it is necessary to have a medical examination and blood tests and stool tests before we decide on treatment and improvement. high status for me!
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