Worms In Stomach

Intestinal worms filled

Sunday Jilbab 8 - ABDULLATIB Shanika August 2010

Appeal against intestinal parasitic infections, but not seriously than even a few decades treaties, it goes to a public health problem.
According to experts of Parasitology and Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (PPUKM), Assoc. Datin Dr Norhayati Moktar, worm attacks, such as roundworms and pinworms still exists.
Strictly speaking, not only children but also adults attack, especially among people living in slums and villages of the indigenous population, the problems of drainage and sewerage and drinking water.
After Norhayati, the problem to the severe anemia and severe heart failure not treated.
"With this particular worm in the body, reduces appetite, impaired digestion and absorption of food, the nutrients lost through diarrhea and vomiting, and metabolic disorders.
The problem of worm infections, but is not limited to a worm. Other parasitic infections are roundworms and whipworms.
ALSO miner is small, may on its ability to affect human health can not be taken lightly.
"Miner, for example, the shortage of blood causes the most common because they suck blood from the intestine.
Thus, the chronic problem of lack of blood can be growth and learning can lead to an even more severe disruption of heart failure, "he said.
World Health Organization (WHO) revealed, ring worm infections (Ascaris lumbricoides) is the most common infection, which includes 1.22 billion whip worm (triciuris trichiura) 795 million euros, while the pinworm (amcylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum) 740000000 infection.
Of this amount, 400 million cases of children with growth problems, lack of vigorous physical activity, unhealthy thoughts and learning difficulties.
Attacks of this worm in the intestine is also a major cause of acute abdominal pain in children in endemic areas in tropical countries.
"The study found the nutritional status of children aged 1-7 years that iron intake is low, and it refers to parasites," said Date.
In addition, the worm spreads by word of ascariasis and trichuriasis, occurs not only among children but also school pinworms is common in adults.
"It is also closely linked to the problem of night blindness related if the children had intestinal parasites," the note added.
Norhayati said pinworm larvae can also penetrate the skin and into the bloodstream and then into the intestine and continue the same life.
"It is time to change the perception that the worm is a small problem.
"Without prevention and hygiene, worms can cause fatal intestinal obstruction, if a problem occurs and is not treated immediately, he added.