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This Concept Map has information related to: Zoom-Threadworm-Roundworm-Whipworm, Roundworm prevention Use latrines; wash hands before eating or handling food; protect food from flies; follow cleanliness, Thread Worm treatment & prevention Child with worms should wear tight pants while sleeping to keep him from scratching his anus; Wash the child's hands & buttocks (anal area) when he wakes up & after he has a bowel movement; Always wash his hands before he eats; Cut his fingernails very short; Change his clothes & bathe him often; Put Vaseline in and around his anus at bed time to help stop itching; Consult Doctor; Worm medicine:- Piperazine (whole family may be treated at the same time); Cleanliness & personal hygiene is the best prevention for worms, Worms such as Roundworm, Whipworm spreads through Worm-eggs passing from one person's stools to another person's mouth due to lack of cleanliness, Roundworm treatment Consult Doctor; Medicine- One dose of Piperazine will generally get rid of roundworms, Worms such as Whipworm, Roundworm spreads through Worm-eggs passing from one person's stools to another person's mouth due to lack of cleanliness, Thread Worm spreads through Child's nails; Worms lay thousands of eggs just outside the anus (ass hole). This causes itching, especially at night; When a child scratches, the eggs stick under his nails, and are carried to food and other objects and thus they reach his own mouth or the others' mouth; This cause new infections of threadworms, Whipworm prevention Use latrines; wash hands before eating or handling food; protect food from flies; follow cleanliness, Roundworm symptoms 20 to 30 cm long, pink/white colour; Once the worm-eggs are swallowed, young worms hatch & enter the bloodstream causing general itching; Young worms then travel to the lungs, sometimes causing a dry cough or, at worst, pneumonia with coughing of blood; The young worms are coughed up, swallowed, and reach the intestines, where they grow to full size; Many roundworms in the intestines may cause discomfort, indigestion, weakness; Children with many roundworms often have very large, swollen bellies; Rarely they may cause Asthma, Fits, or a dangerous obstruction/blockage in the gut; When the child has a fever, the worms sometimes come out in the stools/crawl out through the mouth or nose; Occasionally worms crawl into the airway and cause gagging
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