What are the health effects of adult tapeworms?

Adult tapeworm disease is an infectious disease caused by two main types of tapeworms, which are pork tapeworms and beef tapeworms. This is a common disease in most countries in Asia, including Vietnam. The disease seriously affects the patient's health and reduces the quality of life, so it needs to be treated promptly.

Tapeworms are caused by several species of adult tapeworms, so they are also called adult tapeworms. The disease consists of three main pathogens: Taenia Saginata, Taenia Solium and Taenia Asiatica. Adult tapeworms have a very large length, can range from 2-4m or sometimes up to 8-10m, the structure consists of a spherical head, a neck, and a body consisting of many segments containing eggs. inside, these eggs are very difficult to attack on them. Unlike their larvae, adult tapeworms often parasitize and cause disease in the human intestine, its incubation period is 8-10 weeks.
After entering the small intestine of the host, the adult tapeworm with an ovum inside the tapeworm will fall out on its own when it gets old. After that, if you eat food with eggs in the fluke burning, you will get sick. Tapeworm disease develops in most countries in Asia, including Vietnam, especially in areas where the practice of grazing wild pigs or living environments is not clean.
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Tapeworms often appear with very mild, atypical symptoms of digestive disorders such as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation ... It is more obvious that patients often have difficulty Pain and discomfort caused by tapeworms or light burns in the digestive system at any time of the day. Because of the atypical clinical symptoms, adult tapeworm disease is difficult to distinguish from other helminth diseases such as roundworm disease, whipworm disease, hookworm disease..., Therefore, to make an accurate diagnosis In case of disease, it is necessary to perform a test to find worm eggs in the patient's stool in two ways: direct testing or based on the Kato method.

Treatment principles for adult tapeworms are:
Treat as soon as possible with specific drugs, take full doses, do not arbitrarily quit. Supportive treatment Note that fluke drugs are contraindicated for special subjects such as pregnant women, patients being treated for acute diseases, patients with liver failure, kidney failure, drug allergies. Specific treatment: Some commonly used drugs to treat tapeworms are:
Praziquantel 600mg tablet, dose 15-20 mg/kg orally once a day 1 hour after meal Niclosamide 500mg tablet, dose 5-6mg /kg, drink once a day 2 hours after a meal Magnesium sulphate 30mg, drink plenty of water The recommended measures to prevent tapeworm disease are:
Educating people about the disease-causing information, transmission route and the harmful effects of tapeworm disease Clean living environment and personal hygiene Do not eat beef or large meat if undercooked Vegetables must be washed under running water before eating. Proper handling of manure if cows or pigs are present Separate raw food from cooked food so as not to spread the disease. Keep food at a suitable temperature, do not create favorable conditions for eggs to develop.

Adult tapeworm disease has no specific and severe clinical symptoms, but if not treated, it will severely affect the patient's digestive system, especially prolonged digestive disorders. long . Therefore, if anyone in the family is found to be infected with tapeworms, it is necessary to take them to medical centers with specializing in Gastroenterology for immediate examination to avoid transmission to the remaining members.
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