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This Concept Map has information related to: Zoom-Roundworm, Roundworm spreads through Worm-eggs passing from one person's stools to another person's mouth due to lack of cleanliness, Roundworm prevention Use latrines; wash hands before eating or handling food; protect food from flies; follow cleanliness, Worms such as Roundworm, Roundworm symptoms (a) 20 to 30 cm long, pink/white colour; (b) Once the wormeggs are swallowed, young worms hatch & enter the bloodstream causing general itching; (c) Young worms then travel to the lungs, sometimes causing a dry cough or, at worst, pneum- onia with coughing of blood; (d) The young worms are coughed up, swallowed, and reach the intestines, where they grow to full size; (e) Many roundworms in the intestines may cause discom- fort, indigestion, weakness; (f) Children with many round- worms often have very large, swollen bellies; (g) Rarely they may cause Asthma, Fits, or a dangerous obstruction/ blockage in the gut; (h) When the child has a fever, the worms sometimes come out in the stools/crawl out through the mouth or nose; (i) Occasionally worms crawl into the airway and cause gagging, Roundworm treatment Consult Doctor; Medicine- One dose of Piperazine will generally get rid of roundworms
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CMAP-MalnutritionDiarrheaDysentryCholeraLiverCirrhosisHepatitisAnemiaGoiterHygieneTyphoid By Goutam Kumar Saha CDAC
