The spread of worms in the population is very high. Many diseases occur on the background of the weakening of the body by parasites. A theory of the relationship between oncology and worm infection is developed. Therefore, you should not start the situation, but it is better to take preventive measures.
Routes of infection
The speed at which parasites spread depends on the conditions. In places with high temperatures and high humidity, helminths multiply faster. This indicator is influenced by hygiene habits and standards.
There is an opinion that only children are sick with worms. An adult can become infected with parasites for life without realizing it. Some categories of people are at risk - hunters, fishermen, pet owners, gardeners.
There are many mature helminth eggs in the ground (water), which arise there from animal and human feces. Any contact with the soil can become infected with parasites. Pets, children on their toys, adults on shoes, flies on their legs and wings bring earth particles into the house. Food that has come into contact with the soil can also contain soil residues.
In an infected person, the worms' eggs are found on hands, household items, clothing, and furniture. Direct contact with such a person is not required for infection (e. g. shaking hands). It is enough to use the doorknob in his house.
The helminth infection method through food is widespread among the adult population. The consumption of insufficiently thermally processed meat becomes the cause of the disease. You can get infected from improperly salted, smoked, or frozen river fish. Infected, undercooked meat is a hazard. There are large numbers of helminth eggs in open reservoirs. They enter the human body if they are accidentally swallowed while swimming or diving. It is not recommended to use such water for boiling, or you will have to boil it for a long time.
Worm eggs are transmitted by insect bites, and in the future the parasites will live under the skin. This method of infection is more typical of tropical humid climates. But there are also cases of parasites spreading by blood-sucking insects in other places.
Manifestation of infection
Signs of worms in the body may appear at different times from the time of infection. When Ascaris gets into the body, symptoms appear on the third day. Symptoms of infection with all other helminths become pronounced after about 3 weeks.
Since this invasion is parasitic, the worms feed on the host's resources. Signs of their presence are based on the loss of nutrients by the human body. The course of pathologies (helminthiasis) is acute and chronic. In the acute form, the duration is no more than three weeks. Usually there is a connection with parasite infestation. In the chronic form, the duration extends over months, years, decades. It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis because there is no link between poor health and the presence of worms. Symptoms are blurry, suitable for other diseases.
Helminths live in various internal organs. Depending on the place where they accumulate, characteristic signs appear. There may be pain in the joints and muscles - this is a symptom that parasites are localized in the synovial fluid, the muscle fibers. Arthritis is often misdiagnosed. A sign of the presence of worms in the lungs is asthma, pneumonia, persistent cough that is difficult to treat.
Every parasite releases toxic waste in the course of its life. Their action causes an exacerbation of chronic pathologies, the onset of new inflammatory processes. In the nasopharynx, sinusitis, sinusitis can begin, in the oral cavity - stomatitis, in the genitals, diseases of the appendages, thrush.
diagnosis
Modern diagnostic methods make it possible to determine the presence of parasites in the body, determine their type, age and stage of development. This makes it easier for doctors to create a treatment plan and speeds up a person's recovery.
A stool analysis cannot always determine an infection. You will need to be tested several times for an accurate result, but the feces can contain eggs of all known helminths. The analysis of venous blood is more meaningful. By scraping the anus, you can identify a number of helminths in the intestines, for example, ascaris and pinworms.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent test with high accuracy reveals the presence of adult worms, eggs in the human body and their diversity. If necessary, an examination of the secretions of the duodenum is carried out.
The doctor may recommend repeating the tests for a more accurate result. A single negative result cannot guarantee the absence of parasites.
Get rid of worms
Treatment of the body from helminths is carried out by specialists - parasitologists. Modern drugs have a specific broad and narrow targeting of different types of worms. It is necessary to establish the exact cause of the disease, so self-medication is frivolous and dangerous. Medicines are toxic, it is necessary to choose exactly the drug that will be effective against a certain type of parasite.
The main drugs are:
All anti-worm drugs have side effects. These include dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, stomach pain, nausea, and other signs of chemical poisoning. Enterosorbents, for example, activated charcoal, will help get rid of such negative phenomena (take one tablet for every 10 kg of body weight).
There are drops of worms on offer. It is a convenient dosage form that allows you to measure the dosage more accurately. This is difficult with tablets because they are covered with a protective layer that must never be broken.
The doctor should choose which means to treat in order to avoid poisoning. After all, it is not enough just to destroy parasites, you need to remove their remains from the human body. If they continue to stay in the human body, they will rot and release toxins into the blood. From then on, you can start having pain again.
The final step in treatment should be recovery. The entire body was destroyed, the destructive effects of toxins. Traces of their suckers remained where the parasites moved. Infection easily attaches to these bleeding wounds and secondary diseases begin. To prevent such a development of the event, special drugs are taken.
There is a special scheme of what to do when treating a parasitic disease. In self-treatment, the patient does not go through all of these stages, so you need to consult a doctor. Folk remedies will be a good complement to classic methods of treatment that are effective in the recovery period.
Preventive measures
Parasites cause a lot of damage to the body. Preventive measures are to be taken especially for people at risk. Drug prevention should be carried out in the spring and before the first frosts. To do this, anthelmintics are taken in a single dose. It is better to choose a drug with a doctor, especially for children.
The rest of the prevention measures are to prevent parasites from entering the body. If the helminth does not enter the host's body in time, it will die. By blocking all penetration routes, following the rules of cleanliness and hygiene, you can prevent parasites from multiplying in your body.