Helminths that develop in a person are the cause of various diseases. Medical statistics have recorded 300 pathological conditions caused by parasites. Distinguish the intestinal and extraintestinal nature of the origin of the infection:
- Larvae are located in the intestines.
- They are found in the lungs, kidneys, liver, brain and other organs.
General types of helminths
Worms penetrate the bodies of adults and children. Babies are most often infected by contact with animals (stray cats, dogs), ignoring careful hand hygiene. Worms damage individual organs and cause general deterioration of health. Roundworms and pinworms are common - round-shaped worms whose photos are everywhere on the Internet. Popular tape types - tapeworms, tapeworms. A mature broad-leaved worm reaches 9 meters. His life is 25 years.
A popular diagnosis in medical practice is enterobiasis - an intestinal infection caused by pinworms. Parasites are compact in size, rarely reach 1 cm in length, and lead an active lifestyle at night for 1, 5-2 months. Pinworms have enough time to lay eggs on the skin around the anus. Larvae contribute to the rapid development of the disease. After laying eggs, pinworms die, but fertile offspring rapidly increase the population in the tissues of the human body.
The second most common diagnosis in medical practice is ascariasis. The disease is caused by large pathogens up to 20 cm long. Roundworms living in the small intestine are invisible. It is difficult to find roundworms in feces. Their lifespan is from one to several years.
Causes of worm infections
What are the causes of the disease? What situations become a platform for the development of a dangerous infection? Based on the analysis of the data, experts identify the following factors:
- Biohelminths (tapeworms) penetrate the body with meat dishes that have not been thoroughly heat-treated. The best way to prevent contamination is to boil, fry and steam meat for cooking. Raw beef is a breeding ground for cattle tapeworms, pork - pork worms.
- Raw fish is an excellent breeding ground for extensive tapeworm and opisthorchiasis. If food is cooked at insufficient temperature and people eat it, tapeworm penetrates the body by stabilizing itself in the mucous tissues. An important rule for those who like to go to nature is that you can not wash dishes in pools, wash food in rivers, wash your hands without soap in lakes, because the water is often contaminated with harmful larvae.
- Roundworms are found in the soil along with the feces of living things. You can easily pick up a dangerous pest by digging beds, sanding the sand with your hands, loosening the soil with your fingers. If you do not wash your hands thoroughly with soap at home, the disease is guaranteed.
- Home infection is an option that is prone to infection. The way of infection is to touch and shake hands. Handles in transport, door handles in public places, wardrobe numbers, seeds from grandmothers in the market become a breeding ground for infection. Money is especially rich in keeping the infection at bay. During the day, a paper banknote that collects germs and bacteria from dozens of dirty hands takes a long journey. The instructions for prevention are always simple - wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after coming home from the street and before each meal.
Flies, midges and other insects are considered dangerous. Winged insects transfer eggs to their legs and proboscis, after which they feed on the larvae. An insect bite also causes the disease. The most common type of transmission is animal hair. By stroking a kitten or cat on the street, you run the risk of infection. A pinworm egg falling from a kitten's treasure can save its life for about six months. A dangerous infection easily attacks a person at the first opportunity, and is freely transmitted in contact with infected objects.
It is difficult to detect symptoms of the disease immediately after entering the body. In the early stages, there are no symptoms of the disease. Parasites need to multiply. The decision to perform a special test does not come immediately to the carrier of the infection. Allergic reactions in the body and mild itching in the anus are rarely directly associated with helminthic infestations. If these symptoms are not eliminated for a long time and no antihistamine does not help to eliminate the undesirable consequences of the disease, laboratory analysis with a high degree of accuracy determines the presence of worms in the body.
How the disease manifests itself
The presence of parasites in the body of an adult causes the following reactions:
- Allergic skin rash. The effectiveness of antihistamines is not always confirmed in practice in the presence of worms. From time to time on the body appear unreasonable eczema, urticaria spots, papillomas, acne and boils.
- Anemia - iron deficiency in the blood of an infected person develops rapidly. The worms, which extract everything valuable from the host's blood, deplete him and get rid of food and substances.
- If you do not know how to get rid of a frequent cough, what to drink against an unpleasant phenomenon, if the best pharmacy remedy is weak and does not work, you may soon need pills for worms. At the very least, if the obsessive cough persists for a long time, it is worth checking for pathology and passing feces to the egg.
- Inflammatory process. If you suddenly suffer from all sorts of accidents, including pneumonia, rhinitis, bronchitis and similar diseases, it should alert you, along with other symptoms listed in this section.
- If you can't go to the toilet at home without an enema, there's a reason to be careful. It is possible that long worms accumulated in the feces prevent the feces from passing through the intestines. Another reaction is possible when the body itself tries to get rid of intoxication with diarrhea and diarrhea. Empty stools can last from a few days to a month. In this case, the stool has an open mucous character.
- The long debate over whether a general decline in immunity can be considered a characteristic feature of the occupation has not yet found a definitive answer to the question. However, along with other symptoms, this factor has a legal right to exist.
- You don't know what the disease looks like, but that doesn't mean you can avoid infection. Check for signs of bruxism (pathological grinding of the teeth), depressive states, and the presence of worm eggs, noting the recent increase in general irritability. It is possible that the analysis will show the presence of dangerous symptoms.
- Rapid weight loss is considered to be the result of loss of nutrients for the body.
- Swelling, increased gas formation.
- Presence of white bubbles in the vestibule of the mouth, on the inside of the lips.
- When the tissues associated with the movement of helminths are damaged, articular pain, disturbances in the musculoskeletal system appear.
From the above factors, it is difficult to say how many symptoms should be present. You should not go to the doctor when you find several matches from a large list. However, if you have more than 5 of them and it is not possible to determine the true causes of the manifestations of violations, there is a reason to be careful and consult a specialist. He is a doctor who can determine how to remove worms in a short time and return you to your normal lifestyle.
Symptoms of worms in children
It is not difficult to determine if children have worms. Diseases such as opisthorchiasis, ascariasis or diphyllobotriasis can be detected by a special test. The following symptoms help in the diagnosis:
- Infant hyperactivity and extreme anxiety. He doesn't seem to be able to sit still.
- Itching and burning in the anus. The baby finds it difficult to control himself, and the desire to draw outweighs the etiquette instilled in the parents. Obsessive streaks are not difficult to spot.
- Excessive salivation at night, during sleep and when waking up.
- Given that helminths actively absorb valuable substances and components in the body, children have an uncontrollable craving for sweets. Children are asked to give sweets and all kinds of flavors to suppress the "deficiency" in the body.
As you read reviews online, you notice how parents notice strange anomalies in their children's behavior. In all cases, parasites are not found in the structure of the feces. Worms can be identified by the peeling skin of the eyelids, broken ends of the hair, brittle marigolds, drowsiness and lethargy, a general decrease in immunity. You should see a doctor immediately after diagnosing three or more of the above symptoms. The specialist will conduct the necessary research and make an accurate diagnosis.
Helminthic infestation: complications of the disease
Worms eat everything that is valuable in us. Helminths deprive cells of their ability to function normally by absorbing vitamins and minerals. In the process of vital activity, parasites secrete antifungals. This protects them from death in the human body. Carriers show bronchial asthma, dermatitis of various severity and other similar diseases due to the spread of toxins in the blood.
Helminths that eat white blood cells cause irreparable damage to the immune system, destroying and destroying it. Lack of calcium, manganese, iodine, silicone and other important substances - all this is the result of the life of worms in our body. One of the most common failures faced by any carrier is dysbiosis. Destruction of normal intestinal microflora is a normal condition in the presence of parasitic invasion.
An interesting video shows how worms live and multiply in the human body. By moving along the mucous membranes with the help of onions, spikes and hooks, it causes irreparable damage, perforates the surface, irritates the nerve endings. This often leads to necrotization of mucous membranes and the appearance of internal bleeding. Parasitic microorganisms can cause irreversible consequences. These include blindness caused by toxocariasis, migraine caused by roundworms, high blood pressure and epilepsy.
However, one of the most terrible consequences can be the infection of a pregnant woman with roundworms. Parasites that penetrate the developing embryo cause disorders in the formation of the baby's bronchopulmonary system, delaying intrauterine development. Given that mothers cannot take broad-spectrum antibiotics and that the list of approved drugs is very limited, roundworms find a free environment for reproduction. When a child is born infected, his or her height and weight lag significantly behind those of a healthy baby.
Methods of diagnosing the disease
To make a diagnosis, you should contact the clinic in your place of residence or the pediatrician of any paid medical institution. After presenting the symptoms that are bothering you to your doctor, you will receive a referral for laboratory tests. The diagnosis is confirmed by a routine test for worm eggs, which requires collecting feces in a special container and bringing material for research. A situation is possible when the suspicion of parasites is high, but the analysis does not give a positive result. In this case, the study can be repeated several times in a row.
Worm treatment - A to Z.
There are many methods for treatment. Among them:
- drug treatment;
- time-tested folk remedies and recipes;
- special antihelminthic devices.
One thing is clear - it is important to get rid of the infection, otherwise the damage can not be compensated in any way. The doctor will tell you which drug to choose and which treatment option to choose. Only a qualified professional can decide on the methods of exposure. The information in this article is for guidance only. If you do not consult a specialist, the cost of health care can be very high and the time lost for self-treatment can be incredibly expensive.
Stages of therapy
The question of how to treat it should be answered unequivocally - comprehensively. It is important to follow the sequence. It is customary to use oils and sorbents in the first stage of cleaning. Folk recipes suggest starting with pumpkin (flaxseed) oil. Activated carbon or any other profile suspension with a similar spectrum of action will help free tissues from toxins. You can find out the names of medicines from your pharmacist by contacting the nearest pharmacy. It is known that helminths can not tolerate bile, so it is recommended to use formulas that stimulate its production.
In the second stage, pills selected individually by the doctor are used. They are selected depending on the specific clinical picture.
Although you can find almost any medicine in the pharmacy today, it is not recommended to prescribe it yourself. An incorrectly calculated dose and a wrongly chosen drug can cause irreparable damage to the functioning of the basic systems of life, disrupting their normal functioning.
Enzymes, immunostimulants and vitamin-mineral complexes will help stabilize impaired function after treatment. If allergic reactions are observed, the use of antihistamine formulas is recommended.
Herbal medicine, enemas and diet
Folk recipes recommend the best herbs to get rid of worms. Among them are centaury, maple buds, valerian root, zhoster, elecampane. Wormwood, tansy and St. John's wort tincture are effective for adult patients. In addition to the use of herbs, experts recommend following a healthy diet.
It is necessary to adjust the diet during the use of vaccines or strong drugs, to get rid of spicy and salty foods, smoked and fatty foods. The following should be noted:
- dairy products;
- vegetarian diet;
- herbal substances;
- fruits and vegetables.
Experts recommend eating nuts and garlic every day and drinking a tablespoon of castor oil in the morning on an empty stomach. With a large number of approaches to the table (at least 5-6 times) it is necessary to eat in small fractions. From additional procedures, soda solution (10 grams per 1 liter of warm water), as well as room temperature milk infused with garlic proved to be good.
Therapeutic devices
Custom devices have appeared on the market relatively recently. Their working principle is based on the use of electromagnetic waves of a certain frequency. The most popular are Zapper and Det devices. However, studies have shown that the effectiveness of the equipment is high only in adult worms. In addition, the movement of the devices adversely affects the blood cells, destroying their original structure. The use of equipment can have a beneficial effect, but only if an integrated approach is applied.
In addition to the listed options, other technologies are also known. Among them, the release of oxygen by parasites, their habitat dramatically changes its physical and chemical information. The result is simple - a small tube is inserted into the stomach on an empty stomach, delivering oxygen under pressure in certain parts. Tissues and mucous membranes are saturated with oxygen, and helminths leave the host due to unfavorable living conditions. The procedure has no side effects, so it is recommended for adults and children.
Ozone therapy is of interest. With the help of ozone-enriched solutions, microclysters, herbal teas, intravenous drugs are used. The essence of the method is the same as before. Ozone, along with oxygen, prevents parasites from breathing. As a result, they are forced to leave the body of the infected carrier.
Traditional methods and recipes
Almost all folk recipes are taken orally on an empty stomach in the morning. Bitter wormwood decoction, boiled walnut leaves and fresh carrot juice are especially popular. Folk healers use tincture of pomegranate peel and extract of maple buds. The simplest, but no less effective method of therapy is pumpkin seeds. Delicious food is incredibly effective. Three times a day, at least 100-150 grams of a healing potion should be injected in one approach.
Another traditional remedy is herring with onion rings dipped in vegetable oil and lemon juice. But you need to eat twice a day on an empty stomach. You can't drink for a few hours. Given the amber secreted by herring, it is better to stay home on the day you consume the product.