I have been in contact with the child (the source). I think I am a carrier. What can I do?

Hello!

In daycare, when one child in the group is affected, all other children in the group as well as the educators must be treated.

Thankfully, there is an over-the-counter treatment available. All you have to do is go to the lab counter at your pharmacy and ask for a treatment for intestinal worms. The treatment is called Combantrin and it involves taking 1 dose immediately and another dose 2 weeks after the first.

If you have symptoms (itching in the anus), everyone in the same home as you will also need to do a treatment.

Catherine Deslandes, pharmacy student

Supervised by Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist