PREVALANCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITE ON SOME VEGETABLES SOLD IN NINGI LG, BAUCHI STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths are caused each year by parasitic
infections, particularly the intestinal helminthes, and these infectious diseases affect
the nutritional status of most children under the age of five. It has been estimated to
affect about 3.5 billion people globally and caused morbidity in approximately 450
million people. Developing countries are the most affected, majority being of people
because of their typical hand-mouth activity, uncontrolled fecal activity and their
immature immune systems. The climatic conditions in this part of the world favor the
development and survival of these parasites, the high prevalence in a region results to
infection and diseases that are the immediate causes of malnutrition and death in
young children. Records show that a global estimate of 162 million under-five years
old children are documented to be stunted, 99 million underweight and 51 million
wasted. A silent emergency already exists in Nigeria, as the country has extremely
poor nutritional indices: stunting 37%, underweight 29% and wasting 18%
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