Symptoms after lineworm infection?

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Caenorhabditis elegans is a very small worm. Caenorhabditis elegans (Caenorhabditis elegans) has become an important model material for modern developmental biology, genetics and genomics research. Its adult body is only 1 mm long, transparent, and feeds on bacteria. It lives in the soil. There are 959 cells in its body, and its sex is hermaphrodite or male. Symptoms after lineworm infection? Let's talk about it

Symptoms after lineworm infection?

1. Pruritus around anus or perineum: it is caused by toxic substances and mechanical stimulation produced by pinworm, especially at night, which affects sleep and makes children cry restlessly. The skin around the anus is exfoliated, hyperemia, rash and eczema caused by itching and scratching. And even induce suppurative infection.

Second, gastrointestinal symptoms: pinworm drilling into the intestinal mucosa, and mechanical or chemical stimulation in the gastrointestinal tract can cause anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. Due to the ectopic parasitism of pinworm, such as vaginitis, salpingitis, endometritis, etc. It can also invade the appendix and cause appendicitis, even peritonitis.

Three mental symptoms: due to the metabolites excreted by parasites in the body, leading to mental excitement, insomnia, night terrors, finger biting, etc. Enterobius vermicularis is the most common symptom in children, such as eating clods, cinders, salt and so on.

matters needing attention

Clothes, toys and food utensils should be disinfected regularly. When treated with 0.5% sulphonate solution for 5 minutes or 0.05% iodine solution for 1 hour, all eggs could be killed. This low concentration of iodine has no irritation to human skin and is an effective and simple disinfectant. Parents, teachers and caregivers should be fully aware of it, and children should be educated to develop good hygiene habits, wash their hands before meals, cut their nails frequently and not suck their fingers. Frequently change and wash underwear and bedding. Collective children's units should be seriously divided, and there should be a certain distance between beds.