Children can get threadworms when they accidentally get worm eggs on their hands and swallow them. This might happen if they put their hands in their mouths or bite their nails after coming into contact with people with worms or with worm-infected dust, toys or bed linen. 27 окт. 2021 г.
How can you tell if your child has worms?
Pinworm Checks: Check your child for pinworms.1Examine the area around the anus, using a flashlight.2Look for a ¼-inch (6 mm), white, threadlike worm that moves.3Do this a few hours after your child goes to bed. Check him 2 nights in a row. Also, check him first thing in the morning for 2 days.Pinworms - Seattle Children's
How do kids get threadworms?
You or your child can get threadworms by accidently swallowing worm eggs found on contaminated surfaces. This can happen by scratching the anal region and then touching your mouth or food.
What causes worms to appear?
Many times people get worms by accidentally swallowing them or their eggs. Some worms can go through your skin when they are young and small. Sometimes you get worms when an infected insect bites you or when you eat meat from an infected animal.
Do kids get worms easily?
Although people of any age can get them, children are the most susceptible with the infection spread through worm eggs on contaminated surfaces. Infection with other worms such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms is less common. Signs and Symptoms: The main sign of threadworms is an itchy bottom.
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