Despite the fact that progress has not stopped, everything in the world is being modernized and renewed, people are not learning how to defeat helminths. They do not decrease even after a new and effective pharmaceutical.
Each of the 250 parasites known to man in its own way has a negative impact on human health, causing various diseases with symptoms specific only to them.
Welding
To make it at least easier to deal with this parasite, people have understood their study. There are several types of worms with similar external characteristics and data.
The first type includes ringworms. The second incorporates flatworms, which include tapeworms and tapeworms.
The worms are:
- Contact;
- Biohelminthic;
- Geohelminthic.
This classification depends on the method of its introduction into the body and the place of distribution.
Biohelminths
These are bovine and pig tapeworms, echtnococci, cestodes and trematodes. To get through their life cycle completely, these parasites need to change several hosts. They can infect insects, mollusks, crustaceans, fish and humans, which eventually become carriers of helminths.
Geohelminths
These parasites include:
- Ascaris;
- Vlasoglava;
- Hook worms;
- Necators;
Such parasites do not require an intermediate host for normal development.
Contacts
This group includes cream worms, from which people fall ill with enterobiasis, and dwarf tapeworms, which are the cause of hymenolepiasis.
How can you be infected with worms?
- Biohelminths end up in a person due to inadequate intake of pork and processed beef.
- In light or raw salted fish, tapeworms or opisthorchis can lurk, as river and lake waters are rich in parasitic larvae that live in them. Often, tourists make fatal mistakes when drinking, washing dishes or vegetables with such water.
- Geohelminths, or rather their larvae, stay in the soil for some time, getting there along with the feces of infected people and animals. New owners soon. There are many people who do not wash their hands while outdoors or after working on the ground.
- Helminthiasis can join a perfectly healthy person after contact with an infected person, if there are many dust particles with parasite eggs in the air, through dishes and household items.
Where do Worms Live in Humans?
Most adult worms often settle in the colon. Pinworms and whipworms also seek refuge there. In the liver, clonorchis, oporchis, fasciola are often observed. They all belong to the trematodes.
They cause irreparable damage to the bile ducts and liver, forming echinococcal cysts, from which the worms disperse after rupture.
Ordinary worms
The most common worms in humans are:
- Ascaris (causes ascariasis);
- Broad -bandworms (causing diphyllobothriasis);
- Pinworms (enterobiasis).
People who experience close proximity to this parasite have hypovitaminosis, anemia and other disorders in the body.
- Ascariasis can occur in a person after eating dirty vegetables and fruits.
- Diphyllobothriasis falls ill as a result of poorly cooked fish and caviar.
- Enterobiasis occurs after contact with an infected person.
The development of worms in the acute stage lasts 15-65 days, the course of chronic worm attacks continues 35-65 days after the acute stage. From the presence of helminths in organs, they are squeezed and mechanically damaged, both organs and nearby tissues.
The transition of helminthic invasion into a chronic form is fraught with a decrease in immunity, this leads to fungal, viral and bacterial diseases. Often, helminthic invasion is the cause of cancer.
Signs of worms in adults
Symptoms generally depend on which worms have invaded the body. For each helminthic invasion, there are certain signs.
Ascariasis
Ascaris infection is characterized by the following symptoms:
- Skin rash;
- Nausea is accompanied by abdominal pain;
- Decreased appetite
- Increased eosonophil levels.
Prolonged stay in the body of ascaris can cause peritonitis, appendicitis and intestinal obstruction.
Diphyllobotriasis
This helminthic invasion is often accompanied by the following symptoms:
- Nausea;
- The problem of feces;
- Isolation of parasite debris;
- Stomachache;
- Sudden weight loss.
After that, people develop severe anemia due to lack of protein, iron and vitamin B.
Enterobiasis
The disease is accompanied by:
- Itching in the anus, which can often result in dermatitis;
- Abdominal pain of unknown origin;
If we consider the general symptoms of helminthic invasion, then it manifests itself in the following:
- There was, for no apparent reason, an incomprehensible, itchy rash;
- The localization of the parasite is swollen;
- There is a cough without signs of a cold, with an attack of shortness of breath;
- Worried about fever;
- Regional lymph nodes are enlarged;
- Weakness, fatigue observed;
- Serious diseases occur - allergic myocarditis, meningoencephalitis, pneumonia, hepatitis;
- Affected lymph nodes;
- There is blood in the urine;
- Disturbed stools, bloating and blood impurities in the stools were observed.
Treatment of worms in adults
It is necessary to treat worms in humans strictly under the supervision and control of the attending physician. This applies to both children and adults. Slight deviations from the dose of the drug can lead to serious consequences.
There are specific medications for each type of parasite:
- Preparations containing Mebendazole can neutralize and destroy trichocephalosis and enterobiasis.
- Drugs containing Levomizole against tapeworms, ringworms, nekator, toxoplasma, ringworms.
Restoration of the people
It is possible to cure and neutralize worms in adults using traditional methods. The most effective are pumpkin seeds. There is nothing complicated in the recipe.
You need to take the following ingredients:
- 100 g of peeled pumpkin seeds;
- 100 g of water;
- 2 tbsp. l honey;
All this must be thoroughly mixed and pounded into a porridge. This mixture is eaten on an empty stomach on 1 tbsp. spoon every hour. After that, you need to make a cleansing enema with the addition of garlic and take a laxative.
You cannot cure yourself. Your doctor will tell you how to treat worms effectively. He or she will also prescribe the correct dosage, required diet, maintenance medication after parasite expulsion. No need to panic and get hysterical. Better gather and defeat this evil as soon as possible.
Prophylaxis
To try to intercept helminthic invasions, much is not needed. It is enough to follow some tips and recommendations of parasitologists:
- Practice healthy lifestyle.
- Use only clean water, individual household items.
- Monitor the health of your pets, while taking steps to prevent their helminthic attacks.
- Eat pure food exclusively.
- Perform a thorough heat treatment of meat and fish.
- Take deworming for prevention, especially if there are four -legged pets in the house.
- Try to use lightly salted fish and its caviar as little as possible, and it’s best to exclude them from the diet altogether.