Threadworms letter from school

[GeorginaA]

Ds1 has just come home with a threadworms letter from school (i.e. there is a case in school, buy Ovex).

I'm a threadworms novice - I have no reason to suspect ds1 has them. Are you supposed to treat regardless just because someone in the class has them?! I'm confused...

[dressedupasagiantcod]

and the ornage one i minging

[foxinsocks]

There's a worm coming out of your bottom
And his name is Wiggly Woo

We have worms a few times now unfortunately - if you do use Ovex, make sure you take the prophylactic dose 2 weeks later just in case you've reinfected yourself.

[lalaa]

the scene in the bathroom when the Ovex does it's stuff is also quite gruesome for all.....

[Miaou]

NQC - good point about the bf counselling line. Fortunately I managed to shift them by being EXTRA careful with my hygiene (now have chapped hands from all the washing!!) - but I shall bear it in mind for when I get them again

[Blandmum]

Cod, no I am not making up the inhaling bit!

We inhale all sorts of crap, pollen, dirt, dust, bacteria , viruses and microsopic crap like thread worm eggs.

The hairs up our nose and the mucus trap some of this crap, but some is inhaled. To stop damage to the lungs the top layer of cells have microsopic hairs called cilia. these cilia beat mucus and trapped crap up and out of our lungs. The mucus and the beathing of the cilia helps to keep our lungs clean (if you smoke you kill the cilia which is why smokers get more infections). The mucus is cleared out of our lungs and is swallowed (this happens all the time, I'm not talking about counging up mucus and swallowing it btw). One swallowed the eggs survive the acid and are triggered to hatch in the small intestine.

Isn't the human body amazing! you do this shit every day and never need to think about it!!!

[iota]

oooh what a lovely tea-time post mb

[Blandmum]

Biology teacher, always ready with the gross explanation