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> The idea of deworming in healthy individuals in developed countries is the domain of alternative medicine 30% of Danes have pinworm. Developed countries aren
by ycombinete 3y ago
> The idea of deworming in healthy individuals in developed countries is the domain of alternative medicine
30% of Danes have pinworm. Developed countries aren’t immune from parasites. Especially such parasites.
- pessimizer 3y agoIt still hasn't been determined whether that is or isn't a healthy thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy
- ycombinete 3y agoThis might be true, but I’ve determined personally that they’re absolutely disgusting. I honestly might take action against them if they were known to be good for my health
- lost_tourist 3y agowhy don't they get treated for it if it's so common? I understand it's not that hard to get rid of the infestation.
- selimthegrim 3y agoThis is 30% of Danish children not adults.
- ycombinete 3y agoIt’s pretty hard! Or at least killing them is easy, not getting infected again immediately isn’t so easy. Drugs are effective against the worms, but not the eggs. So you have to deworm once, wait for the eggs to hatch, then deworm again 2 weeks later. The eggs are small enough to blow around in the wind. And will be all over the bedding and kids clothes if they’re infected (and probably their school environment). So the chances of reinfection, and family wide infection are high.