Worms is a contagious disease and is often considered a disease or illness grubby lower socioeconomic groups. Disease caused by a humid tropical climate, high population density, poor sanitation, excreta used as fertilizer in the garden, soil conditions, and lack of public knowledge was found to reduce children's intelligence.
Intelligence of children of this decline occurred because the worms damage the mucosa (wall) intestine and takes nutrients from food so that children can have food absorption problems and even malnutrition. Due to the lack of nutritional intake in children would interfere with the development of body cells including brain cells. And in the end result does not develop children's intelligence, even declining.
Worms can affect anyone, but if the disease is attacking the children, then the child will experience weak, tired, lethargic, lax and loose (5L). Affected children worms will also become very vulnerable illness, hepatitis, myopic eyes, malnutrition, and decreased level of intelligence. Symptoms most often appear in young worms are digestive problems such as poor appetite, nausea, diarrhea, difficult bowel movements, weight loss and decreased intelligence of children. And anemia, tuberculosis, and malaria is a disease that could arise due to worms.
Intestinal worms in children can be caused by various types of hookworm (Ascaris lumbriocoides, Neactur smericanus, Ancylotomaduodenale), roundworms, whip worms (Truchuris trichiura), and several other types of worms. According to the survey, 60-80% of Indonesia's population affected by worms and 90% of them are elementary school children. Therefore, it is very important to teach children how to live clean, for example by requiring washing hands before eating and drinking.
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