Despite the fact that progress does not stand still, everything in the world is being modernized and renewed, people have not learned how to defeat helminths. They did not subside even after new and effective pharmaceuticals.
Every parasite of 250 known to mankind in its own way negatively affects the health of people, causing various diseases with specific symptoms just for them.
Distribution
To make the treatment of these parasites at least a little easier, people have been busy with their study. There are several types of worms with similar characteristics and external data.
The first type involves roundworms. The second combines flatworms, which include tapeworms and fluids.
The worms are:
- Contact;
- Biohelminthic;
- geohelminthic.
This classification depends on the methods of their introduction into the body and the places of distribution.
Biohelminths
These are bovine and porcine worms, ectnococci, cestodes and trematodes. To fully go through their life cycle, 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;
- Breastworms;
- Nekatorë;
Such parasites do not need an intermediate host for normal development.
CONTACT
This group includes breast worms, from which people get enterobiasis, and dwarf tapeworms, which cause hymenolepia.
How can you become infected with worms?
- Biohelminths end up in a person due to ingestion of insufficiently processed pork and beef.
- In slightly salted or raw fish, a wide strip or opisthorchis can be hidden, as river waters and lake waters are rich in parasitic larvae that live in them. Often, vacationers make fatal mistakes when drinking, washing dishes or vegetables with such water.
- Geohelminths, or more precisely their larvae, are on the ground for some time, reaching there along with the feces of infected humans and animals. The new owner is not late to come. There are many people who do not wash their hands when they are outside 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 parasitic eggs in the air, through dishes and household items.
Where do worms settle in humans?
Most adult worms often settle in the colon. Worms and whips also find shelter there. Clonorchis, oporchis, fasciola are often observed in the liver. All belong to trematodes.
They cause irreparable damage to the biliary tract and liver, forming echinococcal cysts, from which the worms spread after rupture.
Common worms
The most common worms in humans are:
- Ascaris (causes ascariasis);
- Broad band (causes diphyllobothriasis);
- Worms (enterobiasis).
People who suffer from the proximity of these parasites have hypovitaminosis, anemia and other disorders in the body.
- Ascariasis can occur in a person after eating dirty vegetables and fruits.
- Diphyllobothriasis gets sick from poorly cooked fish and caviar.
- Enterobiasis occurs after contact with infected people.
The development of worms in the acute phase lasts 15-65 days, the course of chronic worm infection continues 35-65 days after the acute phase. From the presence of helminths in organs, they are squeezed and mechanically damaged, both organs and nearby tissues.
The transition of helminthic infestation to a chronic form is fraught with a decline in immunity, this leads to fungal, viral and bacterial diseases. Often, helminthic infestation becomes the cause of cancer.
Signs of worms in an adult
Symptoms generally depend on the worm that has invaded the body. For every helminthic invasion, there are certain signs.
Askariaza
Ascaris infection is characterized by the following symptoms:
- Redness of the skin;
- Nausea accompanied by abdominal pain;
- Decreased appetite
- Increasing eosinophil rates.
Prolonged stay in the body of ascaris can lead to peritonitis, appendicitis and intestinal obstruction.
Diphyllobothriasis
This helminthic infestation is often accompanied by the following symptoms:
- Nauze;
- Stool problems;
- Isolation of parasitic fragments;
- Stomach ache;
- A sharp loss of body weight.
Subsequently, people develop severe anemia due to lack of protein, iron and vitamin B.
Enterobiasis
This 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 as follows:
- There is, without any apparent reason, incomprehensible redness, itching;
- The sites of parasite localization are swollen;
- Has a cough without signs of cold, with choking attacks;
- Fever worries;
- Regional lymph nodes are enlarged;
- Weakness, fatigue is noticed;
- Serious diseases occur - allergic myocarditis, meningoencephalitis, pneumonia, hepatitis;
- The lymph nodes are affected;
- There is blood in the urine;
- The stool is disturbed, bloating and blood impurities are observed in the stool.
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. The slightest deviation from the dose of the drug can lead to serious consequences.
There are several medications for each type of parasite:
- Mebendazole-containing preparations can neutralize and destroy trichocephaly and enterobiasis.
- Medications containing Levomizol fight roundworm, roundworm, nectar, toxoplasmosis, roundworm.
Folk remedies
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 should get the following ingredients:
- 100 g peeled pumpkin seeds;
- 100 g of water;
- 2 tablespoons. l honey;
All this should be thoroughly mixed and ground into porridge. This mixture is consumed on an empty stomach in 1 tablespoon. spoon every hour. After that, you should make a cleansing enema with the addition of garlic and take a laxative.
Under no circumstances should you self-medicate. Your doctor will tell you how to effectively treat worms. He will also prescribe the right dose, necessary diet, maintenance medications after expelling the parasites. No need to panic and hysteria. Better to get together and defeat this evil as soon as possible.
Prophylaxis
In order to try to bypass the helminthic invasion, not much is required. Just follow some tips and recommendations of parasitologists:
- Lead a healthy lifestyle.
- Use only clean water, individual household items.
- Monitor the health of your pets, taking measures to prevent their venomous infection.
- Eat exclusively clean food.
- Perform complete thermal treatment of meat and fish.
- Take worm medication to prevent worms, especially if there are four-legged pets in the house.
- Try to use salted fish and its caviar as rarely as possible and it is better to exclude them from the diet altogether.