Worms - Parasites that live in humans and animals.You can get infected anywhere: According to your doctor, about 80% of people are infected with worms.
In order to effectively treat adult worms, the type of in vivo parasites must be taken into account.Otherwise, treatment will be ineffective and may impair the patient's health.
Where and how do you infect worms?
You can receive infections everywhere: in nature, in catering institutions, and even at home.Helmets are spread through unwashed hands, vegetables and fruits, especially those grown on the ground.
Meat and fish that are not heat-treated can also cause infection.
Worms are transmitted to healthy people through handshakes or contact with saliva.Worms found in children are more: they are infected by ordinary toys, unwashed hands.
If a family has a child with helminthosis, all adults also need to prevent it from becoming a source of reinfection after recovery.
You can get infected from your pet.Therefore, regular ascites in cats and dogs are required every three months.Wash your hands thoroughly after contacting homeless animals.
Symptoms of parasites
Signs of the presence of worms in the intestine are sharp changes in body weight (weight loss or weight gain, due to metabolic diseases), disorders in the digestive system, which can easily be confused with acute or chronic gastrointestinal diseases.The main signs of a person suffering from a helmsman’s invasion:
- Fecal disorders - diarrhea, constipation, liquid stool (clear the intestines no more than 2 times a day, but the chair is not decorated).
- Swelling, colic.
- nausea.
- Vomit.
- Lack of appetite.
- Pain and cramps in the intestines.
During the course of important activities, worms distinguish between toxins that may affect people.In some cases, they can cause frequent headaches, in other cases - irritability or disordered food behavior, for third rash, various allergies.
In any case, in the context of worm invasion, the body's protective function will be reduced and its immunity will be reduced.Such people are more likely to have a cold.
Worms: Which species are parasitic in humans?
Not all types of worms are dangerous to humans: some parasites live only in animal organisms.
About 70 types of worms are parasitic in humans and are divided into three main groups:
Round worm
Achieved a length of several centimeters, their bodies have a circular shape in cross-section.This is one of the most common types of worms.The Nematod group included the most commonly diagnosed Pinworms and Ascarides, especially in children.This also includes Blazoles.They live mainly in the gut.
Ribbon
The length can reach 18 m and the average length is 1-5 m.The body is flat and there is a suction cup on the head that attaches to the intestinal mucosa.These are ribbons and tapworms, which are rooted primarily in the small intestine, but can also be settled in other organs.Their characteristics: the worm itself, not the larvae itself, belongs to the human body: it matures in the body of the intermediate host.They are infected by animals, as well as using meat and fish that are not treated with enough heat.
Flat
Their bodies are wide, with less length, less frequency - one and a half meters.These are various types of bias, two-color, trematod.They can be settled in pipes (bladder ducts, lacrimal ducts and almost all organs).
How to determine the existence of Helminthias?
The easiest way is through feces analysis.However, for accurate diagnosis, you need to do 3-4 analysis because during periods when parasites are inactive, it is difficult to detect their presence.
Produces antibodies against certain types of worms in the blood.With blood tests, you can determine the presence of these markers and determine the type of worm.But for this you have to do some testing - for each expected look.
Who treats Helminthias?
The main worm experts are parasitic diseases experts.But full-time parasitologists are far from enough in every clinic: usually these experts are regional clinics and research institutions.
An infectious disease specialist or gastroenterologist based on test results can prescribe treatment options.It will help you choose the best anti-British line and security means to help someone who will help drive the worms quickly without affecting the body.
In this case, self-determination is very dangerous: tablets of worms are toxic and have many contraindications.If the type of worm is selected, the drug will at least be ineffective.If the dose is exceeded, the antiworming drug can lead to severe poisoning.