The WHO recommends the annual use of deworming medicine in some populations. Find out when to take it, the symptoms of parasites and the most commonly used medications.
When to take medicine for worms?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends its use remedies against worms as a periodic treatment for people at increased risk of parasites living in areas with a higher prevalence of the disease. This risk group includes children from 1 to 14 years and workers such as miners and some field workers.
People living in areas with a parasite prevalence greater than 20% should receive treatment every year, and if the prevalence is greater than 50% they should receive treatment every 6 months.
Gastrointestinal parasites affect up to 34% of the Brazilian population in some poorer areas. The lower the basic sanitation conditions, family income and educational level in a community, the greater the presence of parasitic infestations in this population.
It is believed that it is important to take deworming medication once a year, but this should only be done if the person fits the profile described above and is not recommended for the general population.
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Diseases caused by worms
The main diseases caused by worms are giardiasis, ascariasis (nematode)hookworms, trichuriasis, enterobiasisstrongyloidosis and amoebiasis.
However, not all parasites are pathogenic. Entamoeba coli AND Endolimax nana They are parasites frequently found in parasitological examinations of feces, but do not usually cause disease.
Symptoms of parasites
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