The most common we get are tape, round, and hook worms. Tapeworms can be contracted from eating insufficiently cooked meats, especially beef, pork and fish. The most common tapeworm is the beef tapeworm, which can grow to a length of 15 to 20 feet in the intestines. Hookworms are often found in the soil or sand in moderate climates. They can enter the body by boring holes in the skin of the bare feet, or can enter by mouth if food contaminated by dirty hands is eaten.
Roundworms are our most common problem with the children.
These worms can leave the intestines and settle in different areas of the body, causing diseases such as pneumonia, jaundice or seizures. The only way to combat this problem is to get the medicine to the children, and make sure that they take it. In addition we also like to buy the child a pair of rubber flip flops to that they don't get infected again when they go out with out their shoes. The cost for flip flops is about the same. Education is of prime importance in the treatment of worms in children.