Towards - parasites that live in the body (most often in the intestines) of humans and animals.You can be infected everywhere: depending on the doctors, around 80% of people are infected with helminths.
In order to effectively treat worms in adults, drugs must be selected taking into account the type of parasites living in the body.Otherwise, the treatment will be ineffective and could affect the health of the patient.
Where and how can you be infected with verses?
You can take the infection everywhere: in nature, in a catering establishment and even at home.The headsets are transmitted through unwashed hands, vegetables and poorly washed fruits, especially those that grow in the ground.
Meat and fish that have undergone insufficient heat treatment can also cause an infection.
Helminthosis is transmitted from a sick person to a healthy person - by a handshake or contact with saliva.Most often, worms are in children: they are infected with common toys, unwashed hands.
If the family has a child with a helminthiasis, all adults must also undergo prevention so as not to become a source of infection for the child after recovery.
You can be infected from a pet.Therefore, the anthrativity of cats and dogs is necessary regularly - every three months.And after contact with homeless animals, wash your hands carefully.
Symptoms that indicate the presence of parasites
The signs of the presence of worms in the intestine are a clear change in body weight (weight loss or weight gain due to metabolic disorders), disturbances of the digestive system, which are easy to confuse with an acute or chronic gastrointestinal disease.The main signs that indicate that a person has a Helminthic invasion:
- Stool disorder - diarrhea, constipation, liquid stools (when the intestines are not more than 2 times a day, but the chair is not decorated).
- Bloating, colic.
- Nausea.
- To vomit.
- Lack of appetite.
- Pain and spasms in the intestine.
In the vital activity process, worms distinguish toxins that can affect people differently.In some, they cause frequent headaches, in others - irritability or food behavior disorder, for rashes of third, all kinds of allergies.
In all cases, in the context of the Helminthic invasions, the body protection functions are reduced, immunity is weakening.Such a person is more likely to suffer from colds.
Worms: What species are parasitized in humans?
All types of helminthes are not dangerous for humans: some of the parasites only live in animal organisms.
About 70 types of helminths are parasitized in people, who are divided into 3 main groups:
Roundwall
A few centimeters are in length, in the transverse section, their body has a round shape.It is one of the most common types of helminths.The NEMATOD group includes worms and ascarids, which are most often diagnosed, especially in children.It also includes the Blazoles.They live mainly in the intestines.
Ribbon
The length can reach 18 m, the average length is 1 to 5 m.The body is flat, there is a cup cup on the head, that it is attached to the intestinal mucosa.They are ribbons and tenias that mainly take root in the small intestine, but can also settle in other organs.Their characteristic: Helminth himself, not a larva itself, falls into the human body: it ripens in the body of an intermediate host.They are infected with animals, as well as when using meat and fish that have undergone insufficient heat treatment.
Flat
They have a wide and flat body, reach a few centimeters in length, less often - a meter and a half.These are different types of biases, bicomer, trematod.They can settle in the conduits (biles, tear channels and in almost all organs).
How to determine the presence of Helminthias?
The easiest way is to pass the analysis of the excrement.But for precise diagnoses, you must take an analysis 3 to 4 times, because for a period when parasites are not active, it is quite difficult to detect their presence.
Antibodies are produced to certain types of blood helminthes.By blood test, you can determine the presence of these markers and establish the type of worms.But for that, you will have to pass some tests - for each expected look.
Who treats the helminthias?
The main specialists in helminths are a specialist in parasitologist infectious diseases.But the full -time parasitologist is far from being in each clinic: these specialists generally work as regional clinics and research institutes.
A specialist in infectious diseases or a gastroenterologist based on test results can prescribe a processing plan.It will help you choose the best anti-miles and safe means for a person who will quickly drive worms without consequences for the body.
The self-medication in this case is quite dangerous: the tablets of the worms are quite toxic, have a lot of contraindications.If the choice of the type of verse, the drug will be at least ineffective.If the dosage is exceeded, anthelminitis can cause serious poisoning.