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Methods of infection and treatment of humans with parasites

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There are different ways of infecting humans with parasites.According to statistics, the common cause of human death is the presence of parasites in the body and infectious diseases.

Scientists have found fungi, bacteria and even algae in blood plasma.Intestinal worms are the most common.

Parasites can live in humans for a long time.In 60% of cases, chronic and oncological diseases are caused by their life activities.In case of long-term exposure to microorganisms, internal organs and the entire immune system suffer.

Methods of infection by parasites

The ways of infection by parasites are different.Parasites are microorganisms that live at the expense of another organism and are biologically and ecologically related to it.Parasites can feed on juices, tissues and food that a person consumes, temporarily or permanently remaining in the body.

You can become infected with helminths in the following ways:

  1. Through dirty hands.
  2. In contact with the ground.
  3. In case of insect bites.
  4. If you eat a poorly cooked piece of meat or fish.
  5. If you don't wash your fruit and vegetables before eating.
  6. If you have an illiterate relationship with animals.
  7. When in contact with a person suffering from helminths.

Worm eggs can be found in soil, water, dirty fruits and vegetables, and undercooked meat or fish.

In some cases, the infection can occur due to an insect bite, but it is extremely rare, since the helminth eggs enter the body mainly with food.Dirty hands can also become a source of helminthiasis infection.

You can also get infected from a sick person who carries a fungal infection.The pinworm crawls out through the anus and lays its eggs in the anus.These, however, can remain on underwear and fall into human hands.Larvae can remain on the toilet, front door handle and other objects.If personal hygiene rules are not followed, they invade the bodies of other family members.If a member of the family is found to be infected with worms, all members of the household must be treated.

Waterborne infection occurs by drinking unboiled water or swimming.

What types of helminths are there?

Nematodes belong to the most common group of intestinal worms.These include hookworms, roundworms, pinworms, heartworms and trichinella.

The second large group includes protozoan or unicellular parasites.These are amoebas, lamblia, neospores, cryptosporidium, etc.

Entamoeba histolytica infection can occur through drinking dirty water.In this case, loose stools appear, severe abdominal pain and vomiting occur.Sometimes in severe cases, such manifestations cause complications in the liver.People often confuse an amoebic dysentery infection with a viral infection.

Millions of single-celled parasites can exist and develop on the wall of the stomach, which prevent the proper absorption of nutrients needed by the body.

Typical symptoms of giardiasis

Symptoms of a parasitic infection include:

  1. Accumulation of gases in the stomach.
  2. Uneven stools with undigested food particles.
  3. Chills.
  4. Increased sweating.
  5. Frequent abdominal pain.
  6. Loose stools.

In the absence of anti-parasite treatment, over time a person begins to lose weight and often falls ill due to the exhaustion of the immune system.Of course, it is not advisable to only guide the identification of parasites based on symptoms.Fecal and blood tests must be performed to detect helminths.Treatment depends largely on the extent of the infection.In folk medicine, there are many recipes for the treatment of helminthiasis;in difficult cases, medication is better.

Classification of helminths

Worms are divided into flat and round.

Flat view:

  1. Trematodes, these include schistosomes, opisthorchis, etc.
  2. Cestodes - echinococcus, pig tapeworm, alveococcus.

Roundworms or nematodes:

  1. Pinworm.
  2. Ascaris.
  3. Trichinella.
  4. Hookworm.

The most common types of helminths are:

Schistosomes

This type of worm has different sexes;Externally, it resembles a needle 0.4-2.6 cm long.Females are considered large and can produce up to 300 larvae per day.

The route of infection is mainly by swimming in contaminated waters.Infection occurs through human mucous membranes and accidental ingestion of dirty water while bathing.Once inside the body, the larva turns into an adult within a day, capable of producing hundreds of similar organisms.

The schistosome reaches sexual maturity after entering the human venous system through the bloodstream.Individual eggs can be found in the intestines, urine and mucous membranes.After defecation, schistosoma begins its journey in the same way.

This parasite can remain in the human body for decades, causing irreparable damage to the patient.It is not the schistosomes themselves that are dangerous, but their eggs.They accumulate on the internal organs and cause damage with their thorns, damaging the tissue, which often causes various ulcers.

There are symptoms by which a person can determine the presence of schistosomes in the body:

  • poor appetite;
  • anemia;
  • enlarged liver and changes in the spleen;
  • poor bowel movements;
  • stomach pain;
  • diarrhea or constipation;
  • sudden weight loss;
  • bleeding in the intestines;
  • pain during urination;
  • allergic reactions;
  • general weakness.

Cestodes

Cestodes are tapeworms that can reach enormous lengths.Thus, the average length of an adult is 0.5 cm.A female cestode can lay up to 200,000 eggs in a year.

Thanks to special devices in the form of suction discs on the heads, the cestodes are tightly attached to the intestinal walls.In this case, the whole body suffers.Such worms are especially dangerous for young children, as their vital activity exhausts the body and causes anemia in a short time.

The route of infection is faecal-oral, i.e. dirty hands, fruits and vegetables.The larvae in the intestines spread throughout the body through the veins, penetrating the liver, heart, and even the oral cavity.Some of the larvae die, while the rest are swallowed again.

The main signs of parasite infection:

  • nausea and vomiting;
  • yellowness of the skin;
  • pancreatitis;
  • frequent colds;
  • development of bronchitis and pneumonia.

Prevention of parasitic infection

Since there are many ways to become infected by parasites, it is worth following a few rules to protect yourself and your family members from possible ingestion of worm larvae.

  1. Compliance with personal hygiene rules.Frequent hand washing prevents parasites from entering the human body.Children especially need to be taught this, as they often put their hands and various objects in their mouths.
  2. Washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly with running or boiled water.
  3. Extermination of flying and crawling insects (flies, cockroaches) in residential areas, as they carry worm eggs.

Many experts believe that every person is a carrier of parasites to some extent, so it is necessary to cleanse the body from time to time.