Worms-scientific "worms"-parasites in the human body. There are 200 known human parasites. They have their own structure, symptoms, and methods of penetrating into the body. Parasites are divided into biological, geographic, and contact worms.
Source classification:
- Biological worms. They represent parasites that change the "host". From insects and mollusks to bulls and humans. Representative: tapeworm-cattle, pork, echinococcus.
- Ground worm. Combine the worm with a single "host". Roundworms, whipworms, nekator-the most famous worms.
- Contact the worm. Contact worms differ in how easy it is to infect through the use of patient items. Pinworm is a typical representative, a common worm.
Common types of worms in humans
The treatment of helminthiasis involves knowledge of human worm types. The color of the worm ranges from white to red to brown. There are transparent worms-difficult to diagnose.
Roundworm
Roundworms are worms with a circular cross-section, similar to earthworms. represent:
- Roundworms are worms that parasitize in the small intestine, with a body length of up to 40 cm and an average life span of 1 year. The worm has gone through a long developmental path, starting from the intestines and lungs, the eggs develop into underground larvae, and then enter the intestines. Roundworms can be found in humans and animals. A person cannot be infected with animal roundworms.
- Pinworms are the simplest white parasites with a size of 0. 3-1. 2 cm. They are infected by shaking hands, underwear, dust inhalation, and roundworm eggs. Pinworms have a short lifespan-up to 2 months. Pinworms often appear in children.
- Trichinella is a parasite, 0. 4 cm long. The source of infection is raw pork infected with larvae. The treatment of trichinosis is a difficult task. A person can only partly get rid of the worm. The reason is the particularity of their lives. Adults of Trichinella worms mate and die in the intestines. Eggs from the intestine enter the muscles, where they can parasitize for many years.
- Vlasoglava is a representative of roundworms. It is 3 cm long and lives in the large intestine. The worm sticks to the intestinal wall and sucks blood. The life span of whipworms is 5 years.
tapeworm
The tape parasite got its name because of the peculiarities of its body structure. It looks like tape. Flatworms can grow up to 20 m.
- The cow tapeworm is a large worm with a length of 10 meters. The cause of the infection is insufficient roasting of the beef. If there are tapeworm eggs in the meat, infection will occur.
- Pork tapeworm is similar to bovine tapeworm, only 5 times shorter. The source of infection is pork.
- Tapeworms-Adults can reach up to 15 m in length. You may be infected with tapeworms from fish in freshwater springs.
- Echinococcus is known as the most dangerous. The ability to penetrate the liver causes hydatid cysts. Carriers of adult dogs and cats. Length-4 cm. The invasion occurred through dirty door handles and toilet seats.
Sucker
This group is named for the way it parasitizes humans.
- Siberian flukes are 1 cm long on average. Eating unheated, unsalted fish can cause ingestion. It is parasitic in the human gallbladder.
- Fasciola parasites in the gallbladder, up to 7 cm long, the route of infection is raw water.
Parasite infection method
People who do not pay attention to hygiene and cleanliness in the home may be infected with helminthiasis. After a single blow, "Clean", the backstreet twitched and washed his hands, and the meat was thoroughly fried. Depending on the type of worm, infection occurs in different ways.
- Oral-feces-worm eggs enter through the mouth.
- Contact-This method is very common when infected with pinworms. Worms lay eggs on the anus, causing itching, and brushing your teeth to fertilize your hands. Without washing their hands, the infected person will transfer the eggs to objects, door handles, etc.
- Through the water. Raw water is where the larvae of worms (fasciola) that are harmful to health live.
- Through the soil-sand, the soil is infected with worm eggs. It is worth monitoring the length of your nails, and if you must dig the ground, wash your hands thoroughly. Eggs can be ingested through unwashed food.
You may be infected from an insect bite-this is a fairly rare condition.
Symptoms of helminthiasis
When helminthiasis reaches its peak, the first symptoms will appear. The appearance of symptoms depends on the type of worm.
A sharp drop in weight, thin appearance, body aches, pale skin, and anal itching are clear signs of invasion.
Gastrointestinal diseases: vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, diarrhea and flatulence, abdominal pain near the belly button-signs of worms in the intestines.
The appearance of rashes, brittle nails, and hair are indirect, but they are an indicator of infection. For worms in adults or children, the excreta of the worms can cause poisoning. The body habitually regards human protein as an allergen, which leads to skin rashes. Allergic rhinitis or urticaria, bronchial asthma and other diseases are symptoms of helminthiasis.
Persistent headaches are symptoms of worms. In cases where the diagnosis (the cause of the headache) cannot be determined, painkillers will not help.
The immune system is weakened, and the immune response indicates that the body is significantly weakened and helminthiasis appears. Stomatitis, sinusitis, sinusitis, vaginosis-let you think about preventing helminthiasis. Various diseases can defeat the human body.
Long-term incurable diseases indicate the presence of worms. Organs defeated by worms did not respond to treatment.
Diagnosis of worm invasion
Diagnosis, treatment-this should be entrusted to professionals. Infectious disease doctors who diagnose helminthiasis will be able to draw correct conclusions. Infectologists will be able to understand and determine the cause, location, and prescription treatment of the disease.
Parasites live in the intestines, organs and tissues. The diagnosis of a separate area will not help to recreate the screen. It depends on the affected organs and tissues and the purpose of treatment.
For a complete diagnosis, it is worthwhile to conduct a comprehensive examination of the body: X-rays for analysis of feces, urine, sputum from the lungs, anal scrapes, navel scrapes, vagina (girls), blood.
Through X-ray examination, they can see the possible movement of worms in the lungs-roundworms. In the blood, a large number of eosinophils indicate the presence of worms. Check for the presence of worm eggs in the stool analysis. It is easy to prescribe a treatment for worms. Take sputum to check for the presence of roundworm larvae.
If something like a worm occurs, it is worthwhile to start treatment immediately.
treat
After a complete diagnosis, in the presence of worms, prescribed treatment-drugs, folk or complex. The treatment of worms is real. They will not heal for long, but it all depends on the severity of the invasion.
Pharmaceutical preparations
Drugs are a more effective solution to worms. After the treatment of helminthiasis, with the improvement of personal hygiene, the appearance of worms in the human body decreases.
Chemotherapy drugs are used to eliminate parasites in the body. Here they are the most suitable. They are committed to influencing the biological structure and biological processes of parasites. By disrupting work and paralyzing the worms, the tablet responds to the task, and the worms are excreted through feces.
The dosage, time interval and medication are prescribed by the doctor. In this case, helminthiasis will be eliminated.
Folklore
Nature is diverse-there are many ways to heal. The fight against worms has a long history. Traditional medicine is suitable for people who have certain contraindications and have allergic reactions to drugs.
The main collection of medicinal materials, insect repellent products: walnuts, pumpkin seeds, garlic, wormwood, tansy.
If worms appear, the wormwood plant will help. Wormwood tincture is effective against tapeworms and roundworms. Pumpkin seeds and garlic are easy to eat without additional processing. Tansy, like wormwood, is injected and used. These funds can be used as an insect repellent or preventive agent.
After this treatment, the worm leaves the body.
Prevent worms
If there are no signs of infection, but the possibility of it is frightening, it is worth preventing. The most successful is medication. When it comes to self-help, you don't need to take medicine.
In order to prevent it, you need to understand where the worms start and how they reproduce. Personal hygiene is very important, but food should not be forgotten. Eating dried fish or sushi, bloody steaks are at risk of contracting tapeworms.
Personal hygiene, keep your home, pets, and home clean, and eat only hot processed foods, washed vegetables, berries, fruits-will protect you from worms.