It is difficult for the average person to even imagine how many parasites can endanger his health.These "settlers" can live in the human body for years, literally sucking life from it and poisoning with their poison.
Types of parasites
From the point of view of medicine, parasites include unicellular and protozoa.Depending on the habitat, they are divided into exoporasitis (lice, bugs, etc.) and endoparasites.
Endoparasites have their subspecies:
- The larvae laid by insects.
- The simplest (Amoeba, Lamblia).
- Helminths (worms or worms).
Ways of infection
Each parasite has its own path of penetration into the human body.The most common way is aliamentary, that is, with the help of water or food.Many insects can carry parasite larvae, infecting the environment.Using raw water, unwashed and not carefully prepared products, a person is infected with parasites.
Some species are transmitted directly when human contacts with a person-this time is called Household Contact-Household.There is no need to have direct contact with the distributor for infection, it is enough to use household items.In this way, it transmits enterobiosis and some other parasitic forms.
No less popular pathway to transmission of infection.In this case, the blood that insects inhabit are tolerated by parasites.In this way, they can be obtained after a mosquito bite or other insect.
The last way to hit parasites is the percutant path, the second name is active.The infection occurs by penetrating larvae through mucous membranes and skin.This happens in connection with contact with infected soil or water in a tank.
Symptoms
Parasites in the human body can live for a long time and not manifest themselves.The symptoms, of course, will be, but they are concealed as other diseases.Therefore, one may not guess what has been infected for a long time.
The symptoms most often occur depending on the location of the larvae, but the body may signal the infection and other manifestations.The most common are:
- Flatulence,In addition, the constant indicates the presence of worms in the small intestine;
- Diarrhea.Caused by the absorption of sodium chloride parasites;
- Constipation.Worms can clog some organs;
- Pain in the joints and muscles.These pain is caused by the migration of the larvae in the human body to which the immune system reacts in this way;
- Allergy.The parasites themselves are an allergen for the body and damage to the walls of the stomach contributes to the disruption of digestion and the entry of food molecules into the blood;
- The appearance of granules.These are a type of neoplasms that occur as a result of enveloping the body with the body of destroyed eggs of a parasite;
- Dermatological manifestations;
- Anemia.Often, people suffer from anemia precisely because of the activity of parasitic forms;
- Sharp fluctuation in weight;
- Mental disorders.In the process of life, parasites are distinguished toxins that negatively affect the nervous system of the carrier.The consequence of the poisoning of the body may be neurosis, depression, anxiety;
- Bruxism.It is grinding teeth during sleep.This is the reaction of the nervous system for the appearance of foreign bodies.But this fact is not finally proven by science;
- Sleep disorder.As a rule, it happens due to unscrupulous sensations.An example may be the cuts of their photos here that lay eggs at night.Leaving the rectum, the cutter emits a toxin that causes severe itching;
- Dysbiosis;
- Oncological diseases;
- Chronic fatigue.It occurs due to a lack of nutrients, which has a negative effect on the condition of the body;
- Respiratory diseases.A number of parasites can live in the respiratory tract, causing their illness.Other parasites provoke colds moving through the respiratory system;
- Immunity disorders.The absorption of most vitamins with parasites leads to a weakening of the barrier functions of the body and more likely to infect diseases.
But there are also symptoms characteristic of the presence of parasites in a particular human organ.For example, the life of parasites in the liver may show papillomas, the appearance of bald spots on the head, cracks in the heels and more.In addition, the presence of certain types of parasitic forms can cause a certain type of disease in humans.
Detection
Unfortunately, some doctors are leveled by their duties and do not direct a person to special studies to identify parasites in the body.The most common analysis is the delivery of stool for worm eggs.The fact is that parasites can live in different organs.
There have been times when worms have been found in the brain and eyes of a person.The likelihood of reaching your eggs from the brain to the stool?Most likely not.Even in the presence of worms in the intestine, no eggs of parasites may be found.
First, the doctor should perform a visual examination of the patient.By external signs, you can suspect the presence of human parasites.The easiest way to find them is to pass a blood test aimed at detecting special worm antibodies.
A description of human parasites
Several dozens of parasites live in the human body.
Worms or helminths, these are a type of worms.Their size depends on the type, for example, the females of the ascarid reach a size of 40 centimeters.Some species may exceed a length of 10 meters.The favorite habitat of the worms is the intestine, but they are often found in other organs, even the brain.
For example, ascaris larvae circulate through the body, collect nutrients and return to the intestine, where they grow and multiply.Often they live in the respiratory system.The presence of ascaris in the human body is accompanied by a disorder of the work of the internal organs, the intoxication of the body, allergic manifestations and even fever.
Among the representatives of the worms is a pig chain that migrates in the brain through the blood.
This parasite enters the body through poorly processed meat products.This worm lives for up to 20 years.
Tips most often develop in the infant body, but are quite common in adults.These worms are small in size, reaching 1 centimeter in length.The spread of pine eggs occurs in the contact path.The female comes out of the rectum and lays eggs in the outer folds of the anus.The toxin, distinguished by the female, causes intense itching, leading to the entrance of the eggs into the hands of a person and transferring them to all surrounding objects.
The second name of enterobiosis is a disease of dirty hands.All people in contact with the carrier are probably infected.Therefore, if cuts are found, it is recommended to treat the whole family.
Heel- It's a kind of parasites living in dogs.They enter the human body and also develop perfectly in it.Unlike these worms in the body, dogs, human toxocars do not go out but affect many organs and cause certain diseases.You can get infected with toxocars through the soil, as the larvae of these worms come out with the dog's stools.But parasitic eggs can also spread from the wet breathing of the dog.
Alveococcus and EchinococcusIt infects the body in many ways.Their danger lies in the fact that the larvae are transformed into cysts that can be into different internal organs.
The representative of Protozoa is Lambia.Like Pinworms, Giardias most often infect children.
Not only do they reduce the immunity of the child, they also cause a delay in the mental and physical development of the children.
This list is far from Nonon.The main danger of parasites is that no one is safe from infection.Their secrecy leads to the fact that a person has been feeding parasites for years without suspecting it.Compliance with personal hygiene, constant cleaning of wet dwellings and the application of thermal purification of meat products are not a poor prevention of infection.It will be useful to undergo a doctor's examination and to undergo the necessary tests once every six months to prevent the spread of parasites.