Normal adults do not have to take regular worming medication.
Ascariasis is a disease caused by the larvae of Ascaris lumbricoides migrating in the human body or adult parasites in the human small intestine. Ascariasis is mainly transmitted through fecal-oral transmission, and its symptoms vary according to the developmental stages of roundworms, such as larvae migrating in the lungs can cause fever, urticaria, etc.; adult parasites in the intestinal tract can cause loss of appetite, indirect pain around the umbilicus or epigastric colic, etc., and even lead to biliary ascariasis, intestinal perforation by roundworms, ascarid appendicitis, intestinal obstruction by roundworms, etc..
Adults with parasitic infections, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps and other symptoms, and after the pathogenic examination of confirmed diagnosis of ascariasis, must take deworming drugs in a timely manner. Nowadays, people’s living environment and hygiene have improved significantly, and the medical standard has been improved, the chances of adults being infected with roundworms have decreased significantly, plus adults usually pay attention to personal hygiene and dietary hygiene, so the chances of infection are not great, and there is no need for preventive medication.
It is recommended to go to the hospital for professional consultation.