Iron worm disease

　　Infection with iron worms in the human digestive tract may be caused by contact or consumption of raw water, insects, fish, snails, or food containing larvae. Urinary tract infection occurs when the perineal area of the human body comes into contact with water containing iron worm larvae, which then enter through the urethra and migrate upwards to寄生 in the bladder.

　　Patients with iron worm disease in the urinary tract may develop secondary bacterial infections, which can lead to symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, urinary retention, pyuria, hematuria, and other serious health hazards. Therefore, timely treatment is essential.

　　Patients with parasitic urinary tracts, mostly women, all have obvious urinary tract irritation symptoms, such as lower abdominal pain, frequent urination, urgency, dysuria, hematuria, radiation lower back pain, perineal and vaginal inflammation, etc. After the worm body is excreted, the symptoms are relieved. The symptoms caused by filariasis寄生 in the digestive tract are generally not obvious, and may have symptoms such as indigestion, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. There are also reports of detecting worm bodies from orbital swellings or ear canals.

　　The prevention and treatment of this disease mainly depend on not drinking unclean raw water, especially wild raw water; not eating fish or snails raw. Avoid eating insects that can be intermediate hosts of filariasis and fish or snails that are not suitable as hosts, and pay attention to wearing tight pants when entering the water to prevent the worm from entering the human body through the urethral orifice. The principle of prevention is: treatment and prevention should be carried out simultaneously, and individual prevention and collective prevention should be carried out simultaneously.

　　The diagnosis of this disease is based on the detection of worm bodies in urine or feces. In clinical practice, if patients with urinary tract irritation symptoms that are difficult to treat for a long time, and have consumed raw water or come into contact with pond,沟 water, or damp grasslands around the perineum, consideration should be given to cystoscopy.

　　What should be paid attention to in the diet of filariasis patients? Briefly described as follows:

　　Patients with this disease should eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, and B-group vitamins. Foods to be selected include sesame, soybeans, jujube, honey, walnuts, watermelon, carrots, cauliflower, egg yolk, milk, mushrooms, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc. Maintain a cheerful spirit, reduce mental and work pressure, ensure adequate sleep, and keep the bowels smooth.

　　The treatment method for filariasis combines prevention with drug deworming. Prevent fingers from contacting the anus, wash the skin around the anus with soap and warm water every morning; after changing clothes, the underwear should be steamed or soaked in boiling water and then dried in the sun for 10 days. If not paying attention to prevention, reinfection can still occur after deworming treatment with drugs. Therefore, this disease must be treated with the combination of prevention and drug deworming to achieve根治. After infection, oral deworming medication should be taken to promote the excretion. When the worm body is寄生 in the tissue, surgery should be performed to remove the worm body.