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Parasites of dogs cause blindness in children

eggs larvae in the feces of dogs can cause blindness, especially in children who are most prone to infection their gambling habits and the habit of putting their dirty hands to his mouth, said Dr. Michelle Talavera General Directorate of Environmental Health (Digesa), Ministry of Health (MoH).

The veterinary doctor explained that the parasite Toxocara, present in the waste of the dogs, you can enter through of the digestive tract and develop into a larva that passes through the intestine and reach the different organs including the brain and the eyeball.

"Once inside the small intestine, the larvae migrate to the liver, followed by blood to any tissue or organ, including liver, lung, heart and brain. If reach and stay in the eye, often causing blindness, "he said.

explained that anyone of any age who is in contact with feces of dogs can not contract the disease wormed. However, the main risk group is made up children aged one to five years for taking contaminated objects in their mouths and play and petting dogs and cats with parasites.

therefore asked parents to be very careful with sites that allow their young children play, they indicated that the last inspection visit Digesa to 86 parks in Lima, found that 34% , ie 3 to 4 per 10 parks are contaminated with Toxocara parasite eggs.

Precautions

- Washing hands with soap and water after playing with pets, especially before eating.
- The owner or driver of the dog must pick up their dogs faeces.
- should deworm dogs from 15 days old, then every 30 days until about three months.
- After that, your pet should be wormed every three months as a prophylactic measure.
- sure to bring your pet to a veterinarian duly certified for adequate and effective treatments

Source Living Well

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