Residents of the whole world faced such a problem as enterobiosis. Despite the fact that this is not a dangerous disease, it can cause a lot of inconvenience. In addition, in connection with the vital activity of pinworms, the patient's body is weakened, and a person can develop more serious diseases.
Science and medicine do not stand still, so nowadays it is easy to find antihelminthic drugs that can cope with helminthiasis in one day. Despite the rapid recovery, the patient's condition may worsen, as most anthelminthic drugs cause side effects.
In order not to fight with worms, it is necessary to think in advance about the prevention of enterobiasis. It is better to perform certain actions every day than to stand in line to the doctor, and then take strong medications that affect the body.
Prevention of pinworms
At first glance, it may seem that preventing the appearance of helminthiasis is quite difficult. In fact, this is not so. It is enough to follow simple rules for the prevention of enterobiasis:
- Children from an early age should get used to cleanliness;
- If possible, eliminate bad habits such as biting your nails or licking your fingers;
- After walking or visiting the restroom, wash with soap and water;
- Children, like their parents, must wash themselves in the morning and evening;
- Nails should be cut as short as possible.
If hygienic measures are taken with enterobiosis, then you can not worry about the disease. In the event that parasites have already penetrated the body, adherence to the rules of hygiene with pinworms will accelerate recovery.
In addition to the prevention of pinworm in children, it is recommended to monitor the cleanliness. Parents should:
- Wash at temperatures above 60 degrees.
- After washing, iron the laundry;
- Pillows and blanket must be daily shaken;
- Carpets and carpets are best vacuumed;
- Once a week, do wet cleaning with soapy water;
- Children's toys are washed with water. It is advisable to do this every day;
- Pots and toilet bowl should be cleaned every day.
If prophylaxis is performed, it will not be necessary to eliminate helminthiasis. Of course, it is not possible to completely protect yourself from infection with pinworms. Despite this, it is necessary to strive to ensure that the risk of infection is close to zero, for this it is necessary to perform a sequential step-by-step algorithm.
Preventive maintenance of enterobiasis in the preschool
After reaching the age of 2, the children go to kindergartens. At this time, and begin to have health problems. In addition to the common cold, children can get infected with pinworms. To prevent this from happening, parents need to prevent enterobiasis in their children:
- Every day, it is necessary to check the feces of the baby;
- Nails should be short-cut;
- Bedding should be carefully removed and shaken outdoors. If there is no such possibility, it must be washed at once;
- At night you should wear panties with an elastic band on the hips. If the children get an itch, they will not be able to scratch. Such measures will not allow the eggs of the parasite to get into the external environment.
In the event that the baby is infected, it is necessary to warn the caregivers so that they can conduct anti-epidemic measures from enterobiasis.
Educators together with a nurse must perform the following algorithm of anti-epidemic measures for enterobiosis:
- Perform a survey of all toddlers studying in the DOW;
- If there are identified sick children, parents should be notified and sent home;
- Inspect the premises for dust and dirt;
- All water, in swimming pools, in the kitchen and other rooms, must also be checked for pinworm eggs;
- To carry out hygiene measures for the prevention of enterobiasis, explaining to children the rules of personal hygiene.
In most cases, there is not a large accumulation of pinworm infected in the DOW.If a large number of children with enterobiosis were detected, a purification procedure should be carried out in the areas where the parasite spreads. First of all, the DOW is closed for quarantine.
Disinfection with Enterobiosis
Parents and employees of preschool should know that one treatment of enterobiasis is not enough, it is necessary to carry out prevention. The eggs of the parasite enter the external environment and, together with dust particles, penetrate the human body. If you do not clean the room, the probability of a second infection is high.
To eliminate the site of infection with enterobiosis, the following treatment should be carried out:
- After wet cleaning of the room, it is recommended that the room be treated with an ultraviolet lamp;
- Soft toys can be cleaned with dezaktin. Due to the minimum content of chlorine, it is practically harmless to humans;
- You can use folk remedies, acetic acid or flaxseed oil;
- In kindergartens for the control of enterobiosis such antiepidemic quarantine procedures as chemical cleaning with ozonizer are carried out;
- It is recommended that bed linen be changed daily for the removal of pinworms.
If all of the above measures for the prevention of pinworms are carried out, the focus of infection will be eliminated in a few days.
Treatment and prevention of enterobiasis
Every parent wants his baby to be healthy, so some people want to prevent infection in every way, but do not know how to treat a child from pinworms for prevention.
You can seek help from specialists who prescribe the appropriate medication for prevention. Some experts believe that it is undesirable to take antihelminthic drugs for prevention purposes. It is best to turn to folk medicine. In addition, such measures to prevent pinworms will be useful to adults:
- Daily it is necessary to eat at least 1 clove of garlic;
- Periodically consume pumpkin seeds;
- Drink carrot or beet juice.
Also do not forget about hygiene, which is so important for enterobiosis. Cleanliness and proper nutrition will help to avoid infection with helminthiasis.