On the relationship of autonomic disposition, eosinophilia, and worm infestations in childhood

In recent years, the issue of helminth infestation in children has received considerable attention in the pediatric literature. A number of authors cite various numbers of helminth infestations found in different areas of the USSR, and it must be said that these figures are impressive, ranging from 70 to 100%. Such frequency of finding helminth carriage gives the right to say, without fear of special exaggeration, that almost the entire child population is infected with worms. The preventive measures carried out in our country in this respect are undoubtedly correct and valuable. The only question that arises is on the basis of what data it is possible to diagnose the presence of worms in a particular child.