The danger of the entry of worms into the body accompanies a person from the first days of life. Adults, the elderly, adolescents and children become infected through hands, food and water. Problems worm infestation  easy to confuse with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. When symptoms appear in infants, it is important to pass tests and see a doctor. How to remove worms in a child?

What makes the worms in children

Worm eggs from the helminth group enter the children's body through water and food. The main causes of worms - the use of unwashed fruits and vegetables. Dirty hands, dry foods, impure water, flies are all dangerous. Tapeworms get along with infected meat, and nematodes are transmitted through the skin when in contact with a dirty surface (if you walk on the ground). If such products are ingested, enterobiosis can occur (pinworm infection up to 2 cm in size). Roundworm is transmitted through animals.

What are dangerous worms

Types of worms in children

• tapeworms: cestodes, dwarf tapeworm, tapeworm, echinococcus;
• ringed worms: Annelides;
• roundworms: trichinella, pinworm, whipworm, nematode, roundworm;
• thorny worms: scrapers;
• flatworms: trematodes, flukes.

How to find out if a child has worms

Many parents are interested in how to detect worms. Laboratory diagnosis helps to recognize the disease and is a reliable way to determine helminthiasis. With the timely detection of invasion, a course of drug therapy is immediately prescribed, which helps to protect the baby from unpleasant consequences. In some cases, the disease can be diagnosed visually: worms will be present in the feces. With the defeat of the body with helminthiasis, the following signs may occur:

• increased headache or dizziness;
• gritting teeth during sleep (bruxism);
• severe tiredness;
• digestive disorders (constipation or loose stools);
• excessive increase in appetite or its absence;
• painful sensations  in the navel or throughout the abdomen.

Blood test for worms in children

Can there be worms in an infant

Signs of worms in children

Each type of worms is characterized by its typical symptoms, but you can highlight the common symptoms of worms in children, among which are: anxiety, irritability, pallor and dry skin. The baby begins to act up, he has circles under his eyes. Having noticed them, parents should consult a doctor before it is too late. Among the signs of helminthiasis emit:

• lack of weight;
• there is redness in the anus;
• high temperature;
• dry cough, but no cold;
• pain in the abdomen, head.

The first signs of worms

• sudden nausea;
• increased drooling during sleep;
• paroxysmal pain in the abdomen of uncertain localization;
• in the anus begins to itch (when infected with pinworms);
• fast fatiguability;
• bad sleep

Temperature in children with worms

Vomiting with worms in a child

Worm infestations in children can provoke white, vomiting, frothy mass. The process develops gradually. The initial stage of the disease lasts 3 weeks. Next comes a dry cough and skin rashessimilar to urticaria. There is vomiting in worms in a child, along with other unpleasant symptoms: excessive salivation, anxiety and nausea. At the first appearance of white vomiting foam, feces are analyzed to detect traces of helminth eggs.

Diarrhea with worms in a child

Treatment of worms in children

Treatment of worms in children

1. The preparatory process consists of taking 1 tsp. before meals of flaxseed oil three times a day and sorbent, 1 tablet after meals.
2. Then go tablets from worms for children, prescribed by a doctor.
3. After that, hepatoprotectors enter the fight to maintain the liver.

Antihelminthic drugs for children

• Albendazole;
• Pyrantel;
• Levamisole;
• Vermox;
• Dekaris.

Treatment of worms in children folk remedies

The wide popularity of traditional methods of treatment is due not to a destructive, but to a mild effect on the human body, in contrast to pharmaceutical preparations. When expelling worms need to be sure that a person is not allergic to herbs or individual intolerance to the composition, otherwise the treatment may be harmful. What to give the child from worms and how to get rid of them? Phytotherapeutic treatment of worms in children folk methods  conducted with the participation of infusions and decoctions of the following plants:

• tansy;
• garlic;
• dandelion root;
• red clover;
• yarrow;
• thyme;
• calamus root;
• sagebrush.

Diet for worms in children

Prevention of helminthiasis in children

• wash hands before eating;
• pour boiling water or just wash the fruits, vegetables, citrus fruits, berries, greens served to the table;
• drink only boiled, mineral or purified water, but not raw;
• eat quality products;
• protect yourself from insects;
• do not swim in unfamiliar places, especially in the summer.

Video: how to treat worms in a child

"Uninvited guests" emit toxins and products of their metabolism that poison the human host. Various worms in children are also dangerous because they cause inflammation in the organs where adult worms and larvae are located. Helminths secrete neurotoxins that negatively affect the behavior, appearance of the child, his family relationships and school performance. Children become irritable, suffer from headaches, dry cough, sleep poorly.

Severe forms of worm infestation leads to disturbances in the central nervous system of the child.

The paths of infection are approximately the same for a one-year-old child and a preschooler - this is the ingestion of eggs or worms larvae caught in food into the water. On playgrounds and in the sandboxes, children often play with the ground, sand contaminated by animal feces. Together with particles of feces, saliva of cats, dogs, helminths are transmitted to babies and more adult children. Oral-fecal infection is the most common, but there is an alimentary route. A child can swallow eggs of worms, preserved in undercooked or insufficiently roasted meat and fish products.

Indirect symptoms of worms in children:

• itching in the area anusworse in the evening, at night, in the morning;
• dry cough, not associated with SARS, bronchitis;
• skin rashes, as with urticaria;
• aversion to fatty foods;
• excessive salivation;
• bouts of abdominal pain;
• unstable chair;
• morning sickness;
• poor appetite;
• pale skin.

Preparations from worms for children

With confirmed worm infestation anthelmintic agent  It is recommended to take the whole family, regardless of the presence of symptoms of infection. When treating worms in children and adults, the dose of the drug is calculated depending on the body weight. For example, 2.5 ml suspension for a baby weighing 12 kg, 3 tablets for an adult weighing up to 75 kg.

Ascariasis in a child

Roundworms and pinworms cause diseases called "nematodoses". The roundworm female produces hundreds of thousands of fertilized eggs daily. They must go through a developmental cycle in the presence of air, only after this, people can become infected with ascaris larvae. Ascaris is easily recognized and distinguished from other worms by the fusiform shape of the body, reaching a length of 10–40 cm, as in the photo.

After 3-4 weeks of development, the larvae appear from the eggs and remain able to develop for a long time. Together with unwashed berries, vegetables, verdure greens fall on the hands of a child, are entered into their mouths. The larvae may be in the soil, dung or compost heap up to 10 years. Eggs, even in formalin, are able to maintain viability of 5 years.

The roundworm larvae in the intestine emerge from the protective sheath, perforate the wall and penetrate the lymph flow. Begin to migrate through the body, reach the capillaries of the lungs, liver tissue. Then they fall into the pulmonary alveoli, bronchi and trachea, ascend to the throat, where they are swallowed again. The larvae, once again in the small intestine, reach maturity. From the moment of infection until the release of eggs by an ascaris about three months, only one roundworm spends about one year in the human body, then the worm itself can go out.

The negative impact on children's health is associated with both the larvae and the secretions of adult nematodes.

What to give the child in case of confirmed ascariasis? Effective antihelminthic therapy is the use of drugs based on various chemical compounds. They have a stronger effect than natural remedies. Expelling worms at home should be carried out only as directed by a doctor.

Pinworms - common worms in children

Pinworm is a small white worm pathogenic for humans. This is one of the most common worms in children, the causative agent of enterobiosis. Pinworm eggs are found in the ground, on polluted vegetables, berries, and grass. When babies play with the ground or in the grass, nematodes fall into the mouth with dirty hands.

Pinworms are manifested by the following symptoms in a child:

• itching in the perianal region, worse at night;
• irritation of the vagina in girls;
• nose irritation, dry cough;
• traces of blood and mucus in the stool;
• abdominal pain;
• restless sleep;
• nausea, vomiting.

Pinworms produce a neurotoxin that causes cough and muscle cramps. Often, all the above symptoms do not appear at the same time, not all together, so they can go unnoticed. To diagnose pinworms in a child, you need to take a test for eggs-worm, go through scrapings for enterobiosis.

Numerous self-infections make it difficult for children to be completely and quickly cured of worms, in particular pinworms.

The main route of entry of eggs and larvae of cestodes is the consumption of contaminated and unwashed products, contaminated water. The larvae develop in the intestine, then an adult can grow over many years, reaching several meters. The long body in the form of a tape, consisting of flat sections, is a distinctive feature of cestodes.

Herbal remedies for worms

The composition of anthelmintic syrup:

• walnut (extract);
• prunes (fruit);
• fennel (fruit);
• pumpkin (seeds);
• thyme (grass);
• dried apricots.

The complex of natural substances of syrup contributes to the removal of worms, careful cleansing of the intestines, the restoration of the gastrointestinal tract. Means "HelmoNet" reduces discomfort in the intestines, eliminates excess gas, normalizes stool.

Home remedies are considered sparing - pumpkin seeds, flaxseed oil, decoction of wormwood. Most folk recipes  designed to get rid of pinworms. In any case, after the expulsion roundworms or other helminths, children should be given preparations that restore immunity, normalizing metabolism. Treatment must be accompanied by the observance of hygienic requirements, washing of bed and underwear in hot water, by ironing to prevent re-infection.

Preventing worms in children - what to do to kids and parents

1. After going to the toilet, walking, before eating, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
2. For cooking use separate cutting boards for raw and ready-made products.
3. To carry out wet cleaning of the house or apartment with use of disinfectants, to clean carpets.
4. Use filtering and boiling for disinfection, water purification.
5. Wash vegetables and fruits with running water before drinking.
6. Carefully fry and boil meat, fish.
7. Do not swim in unknown waters.

Even the most careful adherence to all the above rules does not protect against worms by 100%. At occurrence of the symptoms indicating infection with worms, children older than three years are given pills, babies are given syrup.

Worms in children: treatment and prevention

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Today, worms in children is one of the most common diseases, especially at a younger age. If we take the general statistics, the third part of the world's inhabitants is infected with worms. When in childhood  worms appear, symptoms are not always bright. In order to determine the invasion, it is necessary to make certain tests and pass the necessary tests.

The types of worms that affect the body of a child

The worms present in the body can be divided into specific groups, of which there are three:

• Worms flukes and trematodes. These include - Siberian, cat and liver fluke.
• Cestodes and flat and tapeworm worms (tapeworms, many types of chains and echinococci, tapeworms).
• Roundworms and nematodes, which appear most often in childhood. These include ascaris, pinworms, whipworm, trichinella.

Why do children become infected with worms?

Symptoms of infection may depend on what worms are present in the children's intestines. Invasions consist of pinworms, nematodes, or more dangerous ones - ascaris. Less commonly, infections with worms such as whipworms can occur. These worms appear as a result of traveling abroad in the tropics.

Damage occurs due to improper adherence to the rules of hygiene, or during the use of meat products that are badly roasted. Small children love to play with animals such as cats or dogs — they are serious sources of helminthic invasion. Wide ribbon  appears due to the use of not fried fish that lives in rivers and lakes.

• do not change panties, T-shirts;
• there is no replacement of bed (sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers);
• do not wash their hands after walking;
• cleaning in the room is rare;
• if the child is very small, then every morning you need to wash the place around the anus, removing possible egg deposition with helminths.

Children at a young age try to know the world to the taste, as it does not sound banal, but it is so. They try to mouth subjects, checking their taste. Thus, worms can penetrate a large number into the body of a boy or girl. It is worth remembering that children are more likely to invade, because they have not developed protective mechanisms.

Infection occurs through the use of unwashed food. It is worth remembering that all fruits or berries should be washed, regardless of whether they were located on the ground or on the plant.

It is worth remembering that when hands are not washed, many eggs enter the body through the mouth. Also, there is an infection of things, toys, door handles and other items. So infection is gaining serious momentum and is a serious threat to health in case of untimely intervention.

What influences the level of helminth infection:

• When a child does not often wash hands after using the toilet.
• Infrequently changing baby's underwear.
• When the crumb tries everything to taste.
• Children take risks in those families where cats and dogs live in the house.
• When fingernails are not trimmed.
• If you do not manifest the habit of daily washing products before meals.

When insects, including flies and mosquitoes, accumulate in the room or other rooms where the child resides, they can attach the eggs of worms, as they can climb anywhere (cockroaches are also carriers of helminth eggs). It is important to follow this. .

How does helminthiasis

Extensive invasion causes dangerous complications. The result is the appearance of sharp allergic reactions, hepatitis and other diseases, including jaundice. Worms affect visual acuity or the occurrence of strabismus. Helminths can cause respiratory failure, meningoencephalitis or intestinal obstruction.

What is the danger of worms for children?

Worms have toxic secretions. They affect the body of a suffering child, gradually poisoning him. The child feels very tired, loss of appetite (sometimes an increase in appetite, but the weight will still decrease), the occurrence of severe headaches. Mental development slows down.

Worms in children can lead to a decrease in the functionality of the immune system, and this causes the appearance of a wide variety of diseases, including the common cold. In an infected child, the production of antibodies to diseases such as diphtheria or measles by the body’s protective system is reduced.

Helminths mostly live in the intestines, thus, its functioning is impaired, including the production and absorption of the right amount of vitamins. Abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, nausea or vomiting. Arises hypersensitivity  to the action of allergens. According to the statements of allergists, a greater half of the manifestations of allergy arise as a consequence of worms.

The symptoms of helminths in children

Different worms can manifest themselves in different ways. Before you start the treatment of worms in children, it is important to study the symptoms of manifestation, since the health of the boy or girl depends on it.

Manifestation of ascaris

Many parents take the invasion lightly. But, this is not recommended, as untimely intervention inhibits the development of a growing organism. Toxic emissions all the time poisoning immune system  the child, and the worms themselves greatly deplete the body or damage the internal organs.

Roundworms, like other types of worms, are capable of striking a young body with secretions, inhibiting the central nervous system. This can manifest itself in a variety of nerve disorders: insomnia, nightmares during sleep, seizures, and other manifestations. Sometimes the infected person becomes afraid of the light, having an enlarged pupil.

Manifestation of pinworms

The very first sign of enterobiasis is itching in the anus. It intensifies at night when the baby warms and relaxes under a blanket. At this moment, the eggs are laid by the female (more than 4500 pieces). Itching allows the eggs to penetrate when scratching under the nails of the baby, and then to other objects.

Trichocephalosis, whipworm

Symptoms of such infections occur almost unnoticed. Dyspeptic disorders can occur:

• severe constipation;
• lag during mental and physical development;
• intoxication can cause anemia;
• nausea, which is accompanied by gagging;
• loose blood stools;
• belly swelling.

Cat fluke

Such helminth infection is called opisthorchiasis. The first manifestations in children are fever, rash on the surface skin cover, frequent allergies. In the study of the composition of the blood revealed an increased occurrence of eosinophils. When considering lymph nodes, they are enlarged.

The child may often complain pain sensations  in the right side, under the lower ribs. With a large accumulation of helminths intoxication occurs, and pain in the joints appears. With more weakened immunity, the child risks getting pancreatitis, gastritis, and hepatitis.

Hymenolepiasis

• to excessive drooling;
• unpredictable bouts of nausea;
• replaceable constipation and diarrhea;
• increased fatigue;
• to problems with appetite;
• strong heartburn.

There are other manifestations, but it all depends on the degree of neglect of the infection.

If the child is infected with wide ribbons

Called tapeworms  Diofillobotrium latum. A child can become infected through river fish that are improperly cooked.

Complications are bowel disorders, abdominal pain, and allergies.

Toksokaroz

Infection can be transmitted with the help of dogs, cats. Children under 4 years of age are at risk from infestation. With such helminthiasis are clearly expressed:

• symptoms of allergic cough with choking;
• skin rashes that itch severely;
• periodic febrile seizures;
• changes in the size of the lymph nodes;

After infection, there is a decrease in immunity, the risk of other pathologies, such as: ophthalmitis, keratitis, chorioretinitis and others, increases.

How to deal with worms in children?

Today there are many effective drugsthat apply, depending on age. There are syrups and worms tablets for children. In practice, Piperazine, Pyrantel, Mebendazole, Albendazole, Levamisole have proven themselves. Treatment prescribed by the doctor

The drug is intended for boys or girls aged 2 years. With it, the prevention of worms in children is much more effective.

Concerning side effectsthen they are:

• dizziness;
• severe diarrhea;
• vomiting;
• manifestation of nausea;
• decreases kidney function;
• there are pains in the left side of the abdomen.

Mebendazole should not be used during pregnancy, as well as children who are less than 2 years old. Also, it is not recommended to use the drug when breastfeeding.

Pyrantel

If a person is ill with pinworms and ascaris, then it is enough to take the drug only two times. The second time of admission is carried out by passing 20 days after the first admission. As a preventive action, it is important to use ironing.

Side effects - abdominal pain, poor appetite, the occurrence of nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, headaches, insomnia.

Pyrantel - practical to use for children who are older than 4 months and less than 3 years.

Piperazine

This remedy for worms for children is not as widespread as compared with newer drugs. Piperazin acts on pinworms, as well as ascaris. He does not kill them, but simply paralyzes them. After a while, they come out naturally with feces.

The drug has side effects: nausea, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramps, the occurrence of hallucinations and muscle weakness.

Symptoms and treatment of worms in children, as well as diagnosis and prevention require special attention of parents and pediatricians, as helminthiasis can cause the development of more serious diseases. It is not only the invasion itself that is dangerous, its influence on the development of a child’s body, especially in young children, is extremely dangerous. Up to 2 years old, children rather poorly perform the necessary hygiene procedures  such as regular hand washing, they do not wash vegetables and fruits themselves, try to press a kitten or a puppy to the face and, of course, do not think about hygiene while playing in the sandbox, communicating with other children in the children's team.

Take care of everything should be adults. Proper parental care, full attention to your child and a worthy example, shown by their behavior and attitude to the rules of hygiene - the best prevention of helminthiasis in a child.

If the child is only 2 years old and he is still unable to properly describe what is bothering him, then it is possible to understand whether the child has worms by observing his behavior. If you suspect something is wrong, you should immediately contact the children's medical institution. Here, the pediatrician will give direction for passing the appropriate tests. The fact is that only a full examination of feces and blood can help the pediatrician to make an accurate diagnosis, confirm or exclude the presence of helminthiasis by determining which types of worms in children cause changes in the general condition and deviations from the developmental norms of the child’s body.

Parents should carefully observe the behavior of the child. When infected, you can identify the worms in a child by noticing the first signs:

• The child is itchy in the anal area, especially after evening water procedures, being in bed under a warm blanket.
• He grits his teeth in his sleep, shudders, presses his legs.
• Coughs, it would seem, for no particular reason.
• It becomes irritable and capricious. The child has sudden outbursts of anger, and sleep disturbance occurs.
• Allergic reactions develop, which are characterized by complicated diagnosis and determination of causes.
• The appetite of a 2-year-old child increases, but there is no obvious weight gain.
• The kid periodically complains of abdominal pain, especially in the right hypochondrium.

Thinking about how to understand that a child has worms, you should definitely consult with a competent and experienced pediatrician who will tell you what to pay attention to before you appoint a laboratory examination of feces and blood. It may be frequent respiratory diseases, subfebrile temperature, signs of sinusitis and polyps in the nose. At the age of 2 years, children are vaccinated, and if a child has helminths in the body, a toxic-allergic reaction develops to the drug. How to find out what kind of worms in children? Do this will help the primary symptoms and a full examination.

Pinworms in the body of the baby

Pinworms - worms that reach one or two centimeters in length, are sharp-pointed, white in color, mobile and cause severe itching in the anus area, causing the baby a great deal of anxiety. These worms in children cause enterobiosis. The eggs of these worms fall into the children's body from the surface of toys, from dirty hands and common objects. They quickly die during boiling and under the action of ultraviolet rays.

The peculiarity of these worms is that the female, 2 weeks after the appearance, is already able to lay eggs. The masonry is in the skin folds around the anus, which causes a strong, sometimes painful itching, depriving the child of rest and sleep. The kid becomes irritable, tearful, inattentive. The child quickly gets tired, complains of nausea and weakness.

In children, these worms cause acute appendicitis, and for girls they pose a particular danger, as they penetrate the urethra from the anus and cause not only involuntary urination, but also inflammatory process  in the genitourinary system.

Roundworm

Roundworm can affect the pancreas and liver, causing dry cough, obstructive bronchitis and even pneumonia. For extensive infection, three months is enough after the helminth eggs enter the body of the baby. During this time, the larvae of worms are carried by the bloodstream throughout the body, penetrating into all organs and systems, causing severe illnesses. An experienced pediatrician knows how to identify worms in a child.

Helminthiasis, the cause of which has become roundworm, manifests itself in the form of:

• subfebrile body temperature with its periodic rise to 38 °;
• the appearance of orange sputum on the background of a strong dry cough (in some cases, with massive invasion, blood can be detected in sputum);
• during the X-ray examination, infiltrates may be seen, the hallmark of which is the ability to move in the lungs;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• discomfort and even soreness of the joints;
• increasing the size of such internal organslike spleen and liver;
• girls may develop vaginitis and ascending infections of the genitourinary system.

A lot of anxiety causes disruption of the digestive system and stool. The child suffers from diarrhea or constipation, nausea and dizziness, he constantly complains of weakness and fatigue. Pedagogues in children preschool institutions  they notice that children get tired quickly, refuse to take part in outdoor games, turn and flinch during daytime sleep. The fact is that getting into the blood, toxins secreted by worms, cause a violation of the functionality of various organs.

Having noticed a dramatic change in the behavior of their baby, thinking about the possible presence of helminthiasis, parents turn to a pediatrician who can not only make the correct diagnosis, but decide on how to treat the worms in a child.

• fluke cat and liver;
• dwarf rat tapeworm;
• bovine and pork chains;
• trichinella and whipworm;
• echinococcus and broad tapeworm.

Treatment of worms in children requires a professional approach and a mandatory detailed examination. How long such a course of treatment will last and how long the examination will take depends on how quickly the parents turned to the specialists and brought the baby to the pediatrician. Symptoms and treatment of worms in a child are determined and determined by a pediatrician.

Therapeutic measures can be carried out both by traditional medical methods and by means of traditional medicine. They will be effective only if it is precisely established with what type of worms or with a group of which helminths it is necessary to fight.

How to treat worms in a child is decided by a competent pediatrician after the examination. Almost every child during the examination will be detected worms. Too widespread their distribution in the environment. After all, the reason for the infection is not only eating unprocessed fruits and vegetables, but also upon contact with the patient, we can say with certainty that in any children's group there are toddlers in whose body the worms will be found.

How to detect worms in a child and what to do, every mother should know. The first thing to go to the clinic, an appointment with an experienced pediatrician, who will send the baby for examination. After the helminth view is established, the pediatrician will assign the appropriate drug treatment. Reception drugs  contributes not only to the immediate death of adult worms, their larvae and eggs, but also:

• increased intestinal motility;
• quick removal of dead worms from the intestine.

When deciding how to determine the worms, the pediatrician examines the results of blood and stool tests, sends the young patient to the laboratory where they will be sown, and if necessary gives directions to an x-ray examination.

Treatment of worms

Having found out whether the child has worms and which particular types of worms cause the baby anxiety, the pediatrician prescribes little patient  taking certain medications to cure this ailment.

You should not be surprised if there is a laxative among such medicines. These drugs accelerate the removal of worms from the intestines that have already died under the action of drugs. Helminthiasis is treated for a sufficiently long period of time. Do not think that taking one or two tablets will be enough to completely get rid of worms. It is required to destroy not only adult worming specimens, but also their larvae and eggs.

To combat helminthic invasion, strictly defined drugs are used, selected depending on the type of detected worms and the age of the child. These are not always tablet preparations. Children under three years of age are prescribed syrup or recommended to use herbal decoctions  and infusions. Traditional medicine is no less effective, but it is not recommended to use them alone in the treatment of worms in children.

The preparation of any decoction or infusion for the treatment of children's helminthiasis requires adherence to the exact dosage of the components and strict adherence to the rules of brewing. In addition, when severe itching  or the appearance of allergic reactions may require the use of topical medications for symptomatic treatment. All sorts of medicinal ointments and gels are applied to places where the child feels an unbearable itch or where skin rashes appear.

Helminthism Therapy folk remedies  It is not used as an independent means to get rid of worms. The effect of such drugs can only be obtained when complex treatment  in conjunction with medication. The main positive quality of traditional medicine - the possibility of their use even in the treatment of helminthiasis in children from the age of two. Products such as milk and garlic will not harm the body, they will serve as prevention of helminth infections in children.

Helminth ingestion in the body of a baby can occur through contact with sand, earth, animals (cats and dogs), when using unwashed vegetables and fruits, through contaminated objects, bedding, sex and toys. Also, a child can be born already with worms, infected intrauterinely from the mother or passing through the birth canal.

Symptoms of worms in a child

How to understand that a child has worms

It should be noted that the first signs of the presence of worms in an infant or older child appear for no apparent reason, against the background of complete well-being. The child suddenly stops in weight or does not sleep well, the appetite may change, incomprehensible impurities may appear in the feces, a rash on the skin appears even against the background of the strict diet of the child or periodically abdominal pain occurs (with helminthiasis, it is often localized in the navel).

Manifestations of helminthiasis in newborns

Immediately after birth, it is almost impossible to know if the child has worms. In the case of mother’s helminthia, the child will be infected in 9 cases out of 10. Infection occurs even in the womb, when the larvae reach the baby with blood flow or during birth when passing through the birth canal. A newborn infected with helminths will lose weight, sleep restlessly, there will be an imbalance of the stool (from diarrhea to constipation).

Diagnosis of helminthiasis

• Clinical blood test. If helminth invasion is confirmed, the analysis will include anemia (anemia), increased ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and eosinophilia (increased eosinophils more than 5%).
• Urinalysis may show an increased epithelial content.
• Feces surrenders for analysis on eggs worm. It should be noted that the negative analysis of feces does not indicate the absence of worms in the child’s body. An analysis, for example, can be put into the pulmonary phase of ascariasis, when the larvae are in the lungs, and not in the feces.
• Scraping for enterobiasis makes it possible to identify pinworm eggs.
• ELISA. Blood for worms is taken to determine the presence of antibodies to the pathogen of helminthiasis. This is the most informative analysis; it accurately shows an acute or chronic illness of a child.
• X-ray examination of the lungs for suspected ascariasis.

Home treatment

How to treat a one-year-old child?

Children up to one year old or those who have just turned one year old are allowed to take Pirantel in suspension. You can give the child medication at the rate of 10 mg per kilogram of weight once. But only in the case of confirmed helminthiasis.

Prevention of helminthiasis in children

1. Raising personal hygiene skills in a child. Hand washing after using the toilet, street, public places and before eating.
2. Wash fruits and vegetables before consumption.
3. Daily change of underwear and weekly bed linen.
4. Fingernails should be cut short.
5. Immunity strengthening (treatment of chronic foci of infection, hardening, vitamin complexes twice a year).
6. Preservation of normal intestinal microflora.
7. Twice a year to undergo prophylactic de-worming with drugs (in spring and autumn).