When should worming for children?

Children often hyperactive or crawling on the floor to play, then shuffle the thumb, with food when they dropped to the ground and picked up the food, so children are more susceptible to these types of worms such as roundworms, whipworms, pinworm.

Every day should practice frequent handwashing for children.

In rural areas, especially those areas with vegetable planting, the fresh manure used to fertilize vegetable crops are favorable conditions for children infected with hookworm can, because the larvae penetrate through the skin into the body young.

When infected with worms, the worms reside outside and took the body of nutrients, worms also cause many symptoms nuisance for children. When the worm infection, children are often gastrointestinal problems, hindering absorption of nutrients, on the other hand, have to spread out the food from uninvited guests should the baby will grow slowly, malnutrition maintenance, less resistance thus susceptible to other infections. That's not to mention complications like worms underground duct, intestinal obstruction or in girls when the needle out of anal worms lay eggs can crawl into genital inflammation. The case of hookworm infection can cause problems with severe anemia due to chronic blood loss due to damage to the intestinal mucosa bleeding lasted so young worm anorexia, failure to thrive, malnutrition and growth retardation, anemia...

So when deworming children can and should take medication?

Generally children aged 2 years or older to worming, however in the case of children suffering from malnutrition and growth retardation due to worm infection can be removed sooner, 1 year old can be dewormed but must choose drugs like case. Here are some commonly used drugs worms deworming for children:

- Albendazole: inhibition of glucose intake in larvae and adult worms, reduced glycogen stores, reduce energy consumption, thus estate worms and died. Drugs that are effective against many types of worms: rod, hooks, hair, eel, needle. Using a single dose of 400 mg for children 2 years of age. (1V) As for the oral albendazole hookworm member 400mg 1 tablet per day and drink for 3 consecutive days.

• Mebendazole: worm also makes depleted glycogen reserves, in addition to inhibiting the reproduction of worms. Take this medication for children over 2 years old. For metal deworming, children drank 100 mg, 2 to 4 weeks after repeated again; also to remove one or more types of worms: hooks, hair, metal: a single dose of 400mg.

• Pyratel: There is a brand 125mg and 250mg hemilltox content: works by blocking nerve - the worm's body, causing them to be paralyzed and will promote intestinal peristalsis worms out. Pyrantel impact on both immature phenotype but has no effect on larval form using standard navigation. This medicine may be used to remove pinworms, roundworms, hookworms for older children aged 1 to 10 mg / kg body weight. If pinworm infection multiple children can also be repeated after 1 week with the dosage

The drug is formulated in tablet form, fragrant, sweet, maybe chew, crush before drinking or suspension form, depending on the age of the child to choose the appropriate dosage forms. Can medication at any time during the day, without fasting. But drink in the evening before bed is best. Currently, the preschool, the children were given the drug once a year, usually at the beginning of the school year, parents should take note recalls baby after 6 months.

To prevent worm infestation baby mothers should prevent worm infestation is the best:
• The baby handwashing after using the toilet and before eating. Adults themselves well to pay attention to this, especially before preparing food and feeding.
• Food Hygiene: the baby should drink cooled boiled water, eat cooked vegetables, fruits should be peeled after washing.
• Clean the body: regular baby nail clippers, wash with soap anus after each bowel baby, no baby indiscriminate defecation, do not let him naked or wearing ass hole.
• In rural areas, to arrange disposal area and water wells in remote places. Do not let your baby crawl dollars, against the sand.
• Every 6 months your baby once deworming medication. If there is a member of the pinworm infection, so deworming for both.