Newark post., 1920-07-28
Worms


Worms
These parasites are very COM
mon in Young children and often
90 qa..rcIy unrecognized for so
ionr 4 period that rather severe
onpm;a may have set in, which will
REQUIRE a long course of treatment
70 remedy. Early recognition of
thp condition is therefore essen
tial.
Tape worms are probably the
comm0Nest of all worms and are
easiest to recognize. They come
from three ordinary sources-the
eating of improperly cooked or un-
cooked beef, pork and fish. Proper,
thorough cooking of these three
foods will destroy any danger of
worms. Once the child is infected
with them, the condition may be
recognized by the symptoms and
the diagnosis easily confirmed by
finding portions or links of the
worms in the stools.
The symptoms are an increased
appetite, increase in the size of
the abdomen, picking of the nose.
A child suffering from worms is
constantly hungry. He eats three
or four times as much as a normal
nt oh
ponding growth or development.
To confirm your suspicious of the
presence of these parasites, look in
the stools and see if any links or
portions of the worm are present.
If not, give the child a dose of
castor oil and then see if they
show. If they do, see a physician
at once, for while the cure for
this condition is comparatively
simple. the remedy is not safe in
the hands of one inexperienced in
handling it.
In some cases, worms are found
in the bed having crawled out in
the night. After giving the rem
edy, the stools should be carefully
examined to see that the whole
worm comes away. The head must
be looked for particularly, for if
this is left behind it will grow
and develop into another worm
The search for the head requires
care because it is smaller than the
rest Of the parasite and frequent
ly escapes notice.
Another of the common variety
of worms is the round worm. These
are obtained by swallowing the
eggs contained in soil or water
The first sign noticed may be the
appearance of the worm in the
stool or crawling out Of the mouth
or nose or vomited up from tht
stomach. They may produce ap
pendicitis or other disease of The
intestine.
Children who are infected will
round worms should be taught t.
be perfectly clean, particularly af
ter visiting the toilet and thu
prevent the spread of the eggs t.
other children.
The treatment of the roun,
worms should be left 20 physi
clan for the reason mentione,
above in regard to the treatmen
of tape worms.
The last of the commoner worm
injecting children is the pir
thread, or seat worm. This is
tiny worm, much harder to sc
than the others and consequent
frequently overlooked. 1t is cor
tracted in the same way as tn
round worm and the same prever
tive measures should be takel
namely, cleanliness. The mos
common symptom is itching of tn
buttochs due to the worms craw
ing about. They can be seen i
the stools if they are looked fo
The treatment is to be left to tn
physician.
No child would ever suffer fro,
worms if the meat is proper]
cooked and if ordinary precautior
are taken in regard to the die
water and milk supply.
NOTICE-The Mothers 4Colun
will be discontinued until Fal
he above article completes tl
series dealing with the diseas'
and complaints of infancy al
early childhood. The next articl
which will appear early in Septer
per, will begin a series on prenat
are and advice, and will be j
sued, as this series has been,
me Medical Consultant of ii
ptate Reconstruction Commission