Parasitic worms that infect humans and other animals.

Specific symptoms include:

Pinworm- rash, and itching around anus, and painful urination.

Roundworm- diarrhea, dry cough, and fever

Tapeworm- allergic reactions, seizures, jaundice, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and malnutrition.

Flukeworm- inflammation and blockage of bile duct, and a enlarged liver.

Other ways to prevent include: boiling and treating your drinking water and always making sure it is filtered and coming from a reliable source, peeling, washing, and cooking all of your food especially raw vegetables and fruits, making sure you are participating in a proper and sanitary disposal of feces, and always making sure to never walk barefoot.

Helminths happen to thrive in a warm and moist environment that has little to no sanitation. This is why it is commonly called a tropical disease.

The parasitic worms are passed to a person when the eggs are unintentionally ingested. The eggs can be passed through feces and get into soil. Which can also infect foods.

To treat there are anthelmintic medications that will rid the body of the parasitic worms. These medications include Ablenza, and Emverm. They are normally taken twice daily for three days.