Parents want their children never to be ill, unfortunately, it is impossible to completely protect them from various, not even serious ailments. From an early age, babies are sent to kindergartens, and there is a chance that they will become infected with helminthiasis.
There are times when a child gets infected with enterobiasis in the garden. Of course, this happens on rare occasions, since those who visit it are checked every 3 months, nevertheless, everyone can face the problem.
Enterobiosis in kindergarten
When sending your baby to a kindergarten, parents are obliged to take him to a clinic for testing for pinworms. If a child is found parasites, it is sent for treatment. The preschool institution is allowed to go, only after the body does not remain parasites and their eggs.
As children constantly play in sand and with domestic, and sometimes and homeless animals, they can get helminthiasis. On enterobiosis in the DOW check every 3 months. During this time interval, the child can become infected with pinworms. When in contact with patients, even healthy babies can get infected.
Having noticed the first symptoms of helminthiasis from your baby, you should immediately contact a polyclinic or a nurse working in a kindergarten. If the diagnosis of enterobiasis is confirmed, the baby will be banned from visiting the DOW.In this case, you will need to inform about the problem of the caregiver and the nurse.
Teacher is required to:
- Send the babies for testing;
- Warn other parents;
- Carry out a thorough cleaning of the room.
If a child is found in kindergarten enterobiosis, quarantine can not be announced. After taking medication, the next day, the baby is no longer contagious.
Enterobiosis in school and DOW
At first glance it may seem that helminthic invasion is a non-dangerous disease. Everything is completely wrong. If you do not get rid of the parasite in a timely manner, serious complications may occur. In addition, it is likely that other children will be infected.
When a child in the kindergarten has an enterobiosis, he is sent home. The course of treatment for helminthic invasion is about 3 weeks. Parents should remember that with such an ailment doctors do not open a sick leave sheet, but simply gives a certificate that the child was on treatment.
For children attending DOW, doctors are most often prescribed:
- Vermox;
- Mebendazole;
- Worming;
- Other preparations containing mebendazole.
Similar treatment is prescribed for enterobiosis in school. To reduce the likelihood of infection with enterobiasis, the following bad habits should be discarded:
- To nail;
- Lick your fingers or toys;
- The use of shared dishes, even a member of the same family, is strongly discouraged;
- After the toilet, many children do not wash their hands;
- The child touches his milk teeth with his fingers.
Most often, those infants who visit kindergartens, schools, nurseries and other institutions are infected. Also the likelihood of catching helminthiasis increases with frequent child finding in public places.
Prevention of enterobiasis in the garden
Despite the fact that prevention can not completely exclude the possibility of contracting a disease, one should not neglect simple rules. Once a year, children attending school or DOW as well as their parents should visit a doctor who will take tests.
Parents should take the following actions that can reduce the likelihood of enterobiosis in children attending a garden or school:
- Teach children to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet;
- Best time to cut nails;
- The underwear of the baby should be clean, so it should be changed every day;
- A child attending school or kindergarten should eat carrots, walnuts, pomegranate and strawberries;
- Kids, as well as adults, should have their own personal towel.