To prevent intestinal worms, regularly wash your hands with soap and hot water before and after using the toilet and before preparing or eating foods. You should also practice food safety: avoid raw fish and meat.
How can you prevent getting roundworms?
Wash your hands with soap and warm water after playing with your pets or other animals, after outdoor activities, and before handling food or eating. Teach children the importance of washing hands to prevent infection. Teach children that it is dangerous to eat dirt or soil.
How can you prevent or avoid parasitic worms enter your body?
The following tips can often help prevent parasitic worm infection: Avoid or limit your consumption of raw or undercooked meat, fish, or poultry. Avoid cross contamination during food prep by keeping meat separate from other foods.
How can you avoid getting flatworms and roundworms in your body?
Wash, peel, or cook all raw vegetables and fruits before eating, particularly those that have been grown in soil that has been fertilized with manure.1More on: Handwashing.2More on: Handwashing.3Back To Top.Ascariasis - General Information - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why do I keep getting intestinal worms?
Threadworms are usually acquired by ingesting the eggs. Humans are the only host of threadworms. The adult worms live in the lower intestine, coming out of the anus at night to lay their eggs. Children with threadworms can get the eggs under their fingernails when scratching their itchy bottoms at night.
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