Saw a commercial on TV in Jamaica about medicine to de-worm children.
Is it only in tropical countries that people should be concerned about worms?
No
I remember when girlkia came home from where she did come from she brought some illegals wid ar and mi did haffi grind de big hawse pills to get her to take the medicine
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Note your symptoms. Signs and symptoms of intestinal parasites include weight loss, stomach pain, diarrhea (possibly containing blood) and fatigue. However, intestinal parasites can live in the human body for years without causing any symptoms.
Get tested. The physician may examine stool samples, or conduct tests such as the "Scotch tape test" which involves collecting material around the anus with Scotch tape and observing it under a microscope, or the "string test" which involves swallowing a string, pulling it back out, and observing the stomach contents that it picked up.
Consider your treatment options. Common drugs to treat intestinal parasites include Thiabendazole (Mintezol), Metronidazole (Flagyl) and Nitazoxanide (Alinia). Make sure to complete the entire course of treatment or the parasites may not be eliminated
Herbal and homeopathic remedies may be used to treat intestinal parasites; however, they may have serious side effects and take longer than drugs to eliminate the parasites. Do not attempt to use them without supervision from a health care provider. Common herbal remedies for intestinal parasites include garlic, tea tree oil, anise and wormwood
Dietary changes will increase the likelihood of a positive outcome for your treatment. Avoid simple carbohydrates, which worms feed upon, and increase your fiber intake. Eat more foods with anti-worm properties such as pumpkin seeds, carrots, honey and raw garlic. Increase your intake of vitamin C and probiotics such as Lactobacillus acidophilus.
My husband spent a few weeks in the jungles of Nicaragua and came back home with a human bot fly in his leg. It looked like a large pimple on his leg.. had no idea, just thought maybe a mosquito bite. Then one day it worked its way out of his leg while he was taking a hot shower. He put it in a container and took it to his doctor's office. His doc had to dig up his medical journal lol! They had a good laugh about it. Thankfully the human bot fly does not carry diseases but a whole host of the larvaes can infest the human body at any point location... arm or leg.
there are parasites that one can get from badly cooked pork i hear.
Yes. From MayoClinic.com ...
Trichinosis (trik-ih-NO-sis), sometimes called trichinellosis, is a type of roundworm infection. Roundworms are parasites that use a host body to stay alive and reproduce. Trichinosis occurs primarily among meat-eating animals (carnivores), especially bears, foxes and walruses. Trichinosis infection is acquired by eating larvae in raw or undercooked meat.
When humans eat undercooked meat containing trichinella larvae, the larvae mature into adult worms in the intestine over several weeks. The adults then produce larvae that migrate through various tissues, including muscle. Trichinosis is most widespread in rural areas throughout the world.
Trichinosis can be treated with medication, though it's not always necessary. It's also easy to prevent.
Then there is roundworm infection. This was not uncommon in Jamaica among children.
From MayoClinic.com.
Ascariasis (as-kuh-RIE-uh-sis) is a type of roundworm infection. These worms are parasites that use your body as a host to mature from larvae or eggs to adult worms and reproduce. Adult worms can be more than a foot (30 centimeters) long.
Ascariasis is one of the most common human worm infections worldwide, although it's uncommon in the United States. Because most people have such mild cases of ascariasis, they have no symptoms. But when your body is infested with hundreds of worms, serious symptoms and complications can occur.
Ascariasis occurs most often in young children and is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions of the world — especially in areas where sanitation and hygiene are poor. In the United States, ascariasis is most likely to occur in rural areas of the Southeast
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