Taeniasis
Disease information
Taeniasis
Teniasis.
Infestación of the alimentary canal by flat tapeworms, worms.
More and more infrequent, when processing
itself
correctly the meats for feeding.
Prognosis.
The
infection
by the adult parasite is of easy treatment with the suitable treatment.
Complications.
If
a
person ingests tapeworm eggs, can be developed the larvaria phase in him; enquistando the worms under the skin, muscles, eyes and brain, which can cause serious
problems
.
Prevention.
To avoid the indicated factors of risk.
To wash to the hands and the nails after building.
Diagnosis and treatment.
Diagnósticoz.
The diagnosis is made by means of the finding of proglótides in lees or the margins of the anus.
Diagnosis.
It consists of the taking of
a
specific
medication:
His
doctor
will provide
a
medication to him to kill the parasite.
Since the patient could reinfectar
itself
if rest of the parasite raise towards the
stomach
, one hour after the medication will take
a
saline
purge
.
Factors of risk.
Ingestion of meat of pig little cooked (the salt meats are effective to kill the worms)
Poor personal hygiene.
Lack of sewage
system
.
Signs and symptoms.
In most of the cases the infestación she is asintomática.
In those cases in that it produces symptoms, these can be:
vague annoyances in the zone of the
stomach
.
diarrea.
hunger sensation.
loss of
weight
.
irritability.
nauseas.
Sometimes the movements of the worm notice.
They can appear proglótides (the full segments of the egg worm) by the anus, although he is infrequent.
Causes.
The tapeworms daily produce million eggs, that are evacuated with lees.
If
a
pig ingests foods contaminated with eggs of the tapeworm, this one is developed - like small worms in its weaves.
When the man eats meat of pig with worms, little cooked, he becomes infected.
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