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Cchildren should be dewormed every six month starting from age one.
Yes, you can
Children should be dewormed every six month starting from age one.
No you can't, deworming should start after the child is a year old. You can give paracetamol for the fever.
Deworming is done from age 1 and every six months.
Due to the high worm infestation rate in developing countries like Nigeria, routine deworming is recommended for children, 12 months upwards and should be repeated at six (6) months intervals.
You don't have to wait for the symptoms which are numerous from failure to gain weight, to low blood level, to anal itching to passing out the worm in faeces etc before you deworm. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years and 400mg for those above 2 years).
You don't have to wait for the symptoms which are numerous from failure to gain weight, to low blood level, to anal itching to passing out the worm in faeces etc before you deworm. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years and 400mg for those above 2 years).
Yes a Breastfeeding mother can deworm herself with ALBENDAZOLE 400mg taken once.. It's an over the counter (OTC) drug hence we can prescribe it here online.
Yes a Breastfeeding mother can deworm herself with ALBENDAZOLE 400mg taken once.. It's an over the counter (OTC) drug hence we can prescribe it here online.
It is okay, any of the common worm expellers for children are fine. Just ask at the Pharmacy. They are OTC. Over the Counter drugs that require no prescription
Yes a breastfeeding mother can deworm herself
It is not late. Kindly take your child to the health facility for them.
No ma'am, do not deworm him again. Children should be dewormed every six months and not earlier than that. Please, take your child to the hospital for a proper diagnosis of the itching.
You can start deworming a child as from 1 year old. And subsequently, every six months
You can start deworming at 1 year and repeat at every 6 months. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years
You can start deworming at 1 year and repeat every 6 months. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200 mg /400 mg; 200 mg for children below 2 years and 400 mg for those above 2 years).
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200 mg /400 mg; 200 mg for children below 2 years and 400 mg for those above 2 years).
It’s every 6 months
You can start deworming at 1 year old and repeat every 6months. There are different types of deworming drugs. Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years
No, you can start deworming a child as from 1
year old. And subsequently, every six months.
year old. And subsequently, every six months.
However any SICK child with bloated tummy should be seen by a doctor preferably a Paediatrician or Paediatric Surgeons for thorough evaluation.