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 do you treat Toxocara canis?
Visceral toxocariasis can be treated with antiparasitic drugs such as albendazole or mebendazole. Treatment of ocular toxocariasis is more difficult and usually consists of measures to prevent progressive damage to the eye.
How can roundworms be controlled in animals?
VALBAZEN® is remedy for roundworms and milk tapeworms in cattle. Prevents roundworms eggs present in the animal at dosing from hatching. VALBAZEN® FOR SHEEP AND GOATS is a remedy for roundworm, lungworm, milk tapeworm and liver fluke in sheep and goats.
How can you prevent Toxocariasis from spreading?
wash your hands well with soap and warm water after handling pets or coming into contact with sand or soil. teach children to always wash their hands after playing with dogs or cats, after playing outdoors and before eating. wash food that may have come into contact with soil.
How do you control roundworms?
In countries where roundworms are common, roundworms may be prevented by eating only cooked food and by avoiding green vegetables and salads. It is best if children do not play in areas of poor sanitation, or where human stool (faeces) is used as fertiliser.
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