Playing with sand, during which children make various figures and buildings are considered to be extremely useful for the development of children’s mind and physical motor skills. But, it turns out, the sandbox can be dangerous for the health of babies, in particular, said the Russian doctor, infectious diseases Anna Prokhorov.
What is scary is hiding in the children’s sandbox? According to Prokhorova, playing in the sandbox, the child can get infected with parasitic worms helminths, which typically nest in cat and dog feces.
“The risk of helminthiasis is that sometimes it’s hard to diagnose, its symptoms are disguised as other illnesses. Children who are not yet able to adhere to basic hygiene rules, virtually defenseless against infection,” said the doctor.
In addition, play in the sandbox you can “reward” other parasites – Giardia. Symptoms of giardiasis are diarrhea, nausea and loss of appetite, abdominal pain, allergic reactions, loss of tone and tearfulness.
Another danger psittacosis, voznikayuschie due to the ingestion of chlamydia migrated to urban birds, mainly pigeons. To get sick with psittacosis can be in contact with the nasal passages of dust containing tiny particles of bird droppings and feathers. There are fever, weakness, headache, two days later develops pneumonia, and then develop abnormalities in the liver, spleen, myocardium, brain.
The doctor said: playing in the sandbox baby need to be monitored closely. You should always carry wet wipes and wipe the child, especially to prevent him from pulling them into his mouth. Also the baby needs to be close-cropped nails.
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