Worms - parasites that live in the body (mostly in the intestine) of humans and animals.You can infect yourself anywhere: According to doctors, about 80% of people are infected with helminths.
In order to effectively treat worms in adults, medication must be selected taking into account the type of parasites living in the body.Otherwise, treatment is ineffective and can affect the patient's health.
Where and how can you get infected with worms?
You can record the infection anywhere: in nature, in a catering -established and even at home.Helminers are transmitted by unwashed hands, poorly washed vegetables and fruit, especially those that grow in the ground.
Meat and fish that have undergone insufficient heat treatment can also cause infection.
A sick person transferred helminthosis to a healthy person - by a handshake or contact with saliva.Worms are more common in children: they are infected by shared toys, unwashed hands.
If the family has a child with helminthiasis, all adults also have to undergo prevention in order not to become a source of re -infection for the child after recovery.
They can be infected by a pet.Therefore, the anthravity of cats and dogs is regularly necessary - every three months.And after the contact with homeless animals, wash their hands thoroughly.
Symptoms that show the presence of parasites
Signs of the presence of worms in the intestine are a sharp change in body weight (weight loss or weight gain due to metabolic disorders), disorders in the digestive system, which are easily confused with acute or chronic stomach intestine.The main signs that indicate that a person has a helminthian invasion:
- Stool disorder - diarrhea, constipation, liquid stools (if the intestine is not emptied more than twice a day, but the chair is not decorated).
- Bloating, colic.
- Brawl.
- Vomit.
- Lack of appetite.
- Pain and cramps in the intestine.
In the process of vital activity, worms differentiate toxins that can affect people differently.In some cases, they cause frequent headaches, in others - irritability or disturbance of food behavior, for third parties, all kinds of allergies.
Against the background of the helminthian invasions, the protective functions of the body are reduced, immunity weakens.Such a person is more likely to suffer from colds.
Worms: What types parasitize in humans?
Not all types of helminths are dangerous for humans: some of the parasites only live in animal organisms.
Around 70 types of helminthen are parasitically divided into people who are divided into 3 main groups:
Round worms
A few centimeters have been reached, your body has a round shape in cross -section.This is one of the most common types of helminthen.The NEMADOD group includes pinworms and ascarides that are most frequently diagnosed, especially in children.This also includes the blazoles.They mainly live in the intestine.
Ribbon
The length can reach 18 m, the average length is 1-5 m. The body is flat, there is a suction cup on the head that is attached to the intestinal mucosa.These are ligaments and tapeworms that are mainly rooted in the small intestine, but can also settle in other organs.Her characteristic feature: HELMINTH itself, no larva itself, falls into the human body: it matures in the body of an intermediate host.They are infected with animals as well as in the use of meat and fish that subjected insufficient heat treatment.
Apartment
They have a wide and flat body, reach one and a half meters a few centimeters long, less often - one and a half meters.These are different types of bias, bicomer, trematod.You can settle in the channels (galls, tear channels and in almost all organs).
How can you determine the presence of HELMINTHIAS?
The easiest way is to pass the analysis of feces.However, for exact diagnostics you have to carry out an analysis 3-4 times, as it is quite difficult to recognize your presence over a period in which parasites are not active.
Antibodies are produced in some types of helminths in the blood.Through blood test, you can determine the presence of these markers and determine the type of worms.But you have to carry out a few tests for this - for every expected look.
Who deals with Helminthias?
The main specialists for helminths are parasitologists infectious disease specialist.However, the full-time parasitologist is far away in every clinic: usually these specialists work as regional clinics and research institutes.
A specialist or gastroenterologist in infectious diseases based on test results can prescribe a treatment scheme.It will help you to select the best anti -miles and secure means for a person that contributes to driving worms quickly without consequences for the body.
Self -finishing in this case is very dangerous: the tablets from worms are quite toxic, have many contraindications.If the selection of the type of worms will be at least ineffective.When the dosage is exceeded, Anthelmintiker can cause serious poisoning.