Parasites enter a child's body not only through dirty hands. Their source can be various foodstuffs, pets, insects, etc. The most common type of parasite is enterobiasis, or pinworms.
Instructions
Step 1
The child is worried about itching in the perianal region, it appears within 3 days after infection, then subsides and reappears after 2-3 weeks. This frequency is associated with the life cycle of the development of parasites. Their distinctive feature is that they multiply not in the intestines, but on the skin in the anus. Therefore, to get rid of these parasites, follow the rules of personal hygiene.
Step 2
Change your child's underwear daily, clothes and bedding, iron on both sides. Cut your nails short and avoid scratching the itchy area. Carry out daily wet cleaning of the room with disinfectant solutions, use disposable rags for this, or boil them after use. Within 3-4 weeks, all pinworms in the intestines should die. If you have not allowed a new infection, then in a month the child will be healthy.
Step 3
All family members in which there is a child infected with enterobiasis must also observe all of the above hygiene rules. Get the whole family tested for helminthic infestation. Given the high infectivity of pinworms, their migration within the family is possible.
Step 4
In rare cases, a protracted course of helminthic invasion is possible. The itching becomes incessant, dermatitis develops in the places of scratching on the damaged areas of the skin due to the addition of a secondary infection. The inflammation can spread to the rectum, causing paraproctitis and sphincteritis. The child may complain of cramping abdominal pains, often loose stools mixed with mucus are added. In this case, only strict adherence to the rules of personal hygiene cannot be dispensed with, start drug therapy for the infection.
Step 5
Use the devices "Dekaris", "Piperazine" or "Mebendazole" in the appropriate age-specific dosages and taking into account the child's body weight. The most pronounced antiparasitic effect of "Dekaris" ("Levomizol"). A week after the end of treatment, re-pass the scraping to identify pinworms. Then repeat the examination 2 more times with an interval of 7 days. In the event that, during repeated analyzes, pinworms or their eggs are again found, conduct another course of drug therapy with another drug.
