thread worm

[wood smoke 0]

Hi can anyone help ? i was round at freinds house tonight and on the way out i was stood in the kitchen

and on the side was a pile of boxes, when i looked at them closely it said thread worms i thought it was for the dogs

but he said no they where for his KIDS ! He quite quickly changed the subject and i even quicker fecked off...

My kids play with his are they at risk????? (used to play) have they been caught off playing with animals ??

any info please iam a bit worried.

[Rutland Rabbit 0]

Found this off T'internet, which might help you old:

 

Threadworm, sometimes called a pinworm, is the most common worm parasite infestation of children in the UK.

 

The mature female worm can be from 8mm-13mm long, and the male worm 2mm-5mm long. The worms are white, with a blunt head and a fine, hair-like, pointed tail. The male is shorter and is rarely seen as it remains within the intestine. Adult worms live for up to six weeks.

 

The female worm lays many tiny eggs around the anus, and around the vagina and urethra (tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) in girls. This usually happens at night, when the infested person is asleep. Threadworm eggs are not visible to the naked eye. When laying the eggs, the female worm also secretes irritant mucus, which causes the person to scratch the itchy area. Eggs then stick under fingernails and on fingertips, and can be transferred to the mouth where they can cause re-infestation.

 

The eggs can survive for three weeks and sometimes hatch on the skin, and re-enter the bowel. Swallowed eggs hatch in the intestine and, after a couple of weeks, the worms reach adult size and begin to reproduce.

 

The symptoms of threadworm include itching around the anus and a lack of sleep. However, the symptoms do not always present themselves.

 

Humans are thought to be the only host for human threadworms. Animals cannot catch or pass on human threadworms. The only way animals may be responsible for spreading human threadworms is by transporting them on their fur as a result of human contact.

 

Medication

 

Medicines can also be used to remove threadworms. The most common medications used are:

 

 

Mebendazole this kills the threadworms, usually with only one dose (100mg), and is the preferred treatment for anyone over two years old. If re-infestation does occur, a repeated dose can be prescribed.

Piperazine paralyses the worms until they are pushed naturally out of the bowel. Piperazine can be used in children aged from three months to two years old, but needs to be taken in two doses (2.5ml each), two weeks apart.

 

 

Nice little fellas aint they.

[Guest MOLLY]

Thread worm is really common and easily cured, dont worry about it.

Moll.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Very hard to get rid off once infected got this for ye to read http://www2.vhi.ie/topic/topic100587558#3

 

 

 

edited to say jesus they treat humans with the same medication as cattle and sheep, ivermectin and albendazole......the only way they are hardto get rid of is if they mature to laying adults then the population spirials out of control.........So making it harder to treat...

[wood smoke 0]

Thanks for that rutland rabbit, i dont know whether i feel better or worse ! but atleast i know what to look for just incase

they played together today, wouldnt you think the fecker would have warned me

[Guest MOLLY]

Patients i have occasionally get thread worms, ive even caught them once myself. I have NEVER heard of anyone not being able to get rid of them, it is very easy to treat

One rule of thumb i live by....Take anything you read on the net regarding ailments or illnesses with a pinch of salt, you only ever hear the worst possible scenarios and would end up topping yourself if you believed it all

Check the faeces for worms as they will pass through, plus put black or dark undies on a child for bed, if they scratch dead worms would show up

Moll.