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Parasitic worms in children can lead to malnutrition while causing pain, discomfort, and illness.
Parasitic worms in children can lead to malnutrition while causing pain, discomfort, and illness.
Worm infections can result in fatigue and lethargy.
Worm infections lead to an increased susceptibility to illness and disease (e.g., anemia, intestinal obstruction).
Worms diminish the ability to properly absorb vitamins.
Children infected by worms often do not exhibit visible signs or symptoms.
Children with worms may have abdominal pain and distention.
Getting dirty is part of childhood. But for children in developing countries, playing in the dirt can put them at risk of contracting parasitic worms.
Many children walk around barefoot, because shoes are unaffordable or impractical. But worms live in the soil where they run and play.
Soil is more likely to become contaminated by worm eggs or larvae in areas that lack sanitation or are populated by animals.
Unclean hands, tools, or food are vehicles for parasites to easily travel from contaminated soil to the mouths of children.
Children who are the most vulnerable to intestinal worms are often missed by government deworming programs.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Parasites
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/hookworm/
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/ascariasis/
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/whipworm/