The distribution of worms among the population is very high. Many diseases occur against the background of the weakening of the body by parasites. A theory is being developed about the relationship between oncology and worm infection. Therefore, you should not start the situation, but it is better to take preventive measures.
Routes of infection
The rate of spread of parasites depends on the conditions. In places with high temperatures and high humidity, helminths multiply faster. This indicator is influenced by hygiene habits and standards.
It is believed that only children are sick with worms. An adult can become infected with parasites throughout his life without realizing it. Some categories of people are at risk - hunters, fishermen, pet owners, gardeners.
In the soil (water) there are many mature helminth eggs, which appear there from animal and human feces. Any contact with the soil can be infected with parasites. Pets, children on their toys, adults on shoes, flies on their feet and wings bring soil particles into the house. Foods that have come into contact with the soil may also have soil residues.
In an infected person, the worm's eggs will be on the hands, household items, clothes, furniture. You do not need to have direct contact with such a person for an infection to occur (such as a handshake). It is enough to use the door handle in his house.
Among the adult population, the method of infection with helminths through food is widespread. Eating insufficiently cooked meat, fish causes the disease. You can catch river fish that have been improperly salted, smoked or frozen. Infected undercooked meat is a danger. There are a huge number of helminth eggs in open tanks. They penetrate the human body if accidentally swallowed while swimming, diving. It is not recommended to use such water for cooking or you have to boil it for a long time.
Worm eggs are transmitted by insect bites, in the future the parasites will live under the skin. This method of infection is more typical of tropical humid climates. But there have been cases of blood-sucking insect parasites spreading elsewhere.
Manifestation of infection
Signs of worms in the body may appear at different times from the time of infection. When ascaris enters the body, symptoms appear on the third day. The symptoms of infection with all other helminths become clear after about 3 weeks.
Because this invasion is parasitic, the worms will feed on the host's resources. Signs of their presence will be based on the loss of nutrients from the human body. The course of pathologies (helminthiasis) is acute and chronic. In the acute form, the duration is no more than three weeks. It is usually associated with parasite infestation. In the chronic form, the duration extends for months, years, decades. It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis because there is no link between poor health and the presence of worms. The symptoms are blurred, suitable for other diseases.
Helminths live in various internal organs. Depending on where they accumulate, characteristic signs appear. There may be pain in the joints, muscles - this is a symptom that the parasites are localized in the joint fluid, muscle fibers. Arthritis is often misdiagnosed. A sign of the presence of worms in the lungs is asthma, pneumonia, persistent cough, which is difficult to treat.
Each parasite releases toxic waste in the course of its life. Their action causes exacerbation of chronic pathologies, the emergence of new inflammatory processes. In the nasopharynx may begin sinusitis, sinusitis, in the oral cavity - stomatitis, in the genitals, appendix disease, thrush.
Diagnosis
Modern diagnostic methods allow to determine the presence of parasites in the body, to identify their type, age, stage of development. This makes it easier for doctors to prepare a treatment plan, speeds up a person's recovery.
Stool analysis cannot always determine the infection. You will need to be tested several times for an accurate result, but the stool may contain eggs from all known helminths. The analysis of venous blood is more informative. Scraping the anus allows you to identify a set of helminths in the gut, such as roundworms and pinworms.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent analysis with high accuracy shows the presence of adult worms, eggs in the human body, their diversity. If necessary, examination of the secretions of the duodenum is performed.
Your doctor may recommend repeating the tests for a more accurate result. A negative result cannot guarantee the absence of parasites.
Getting rid of worms
The treatment of the body by helminths is performed by specialists - parasitologists. Modern medicines have a specific orientation of a wide and narrow nature to different types of worms. The exact cause of the disease must be established, so self-medication is frivolous and dangerous. The drugs are toxic, you need to choose exactly the drug that will be effective against a particular type of parasite.
The main drugs are:
All worm medications have side effects. These include dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, abdominal pain, nausea and other signs of chemical poisoning. Enterosorbents, such as activated charcoal, will help get rid of such negative phenomena (take at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of body weight).
There are drops of worms on sale. This is a convenient dosage form that allows you to measure the dose more accurately. This is difficult to do with the tablets as they are coated with a protective coating that should never break.
What remedies the doctor should choose, this will avoid intoxication. In the end, it is not enough to destroy the parasites, you need to remove their remnants from the human body. Continuing to remain in the human body, they will rot, releasing toxins into the blood. From this you can start to hurt again.
The last step in treatment should be recovery. The whole body has undergone destruction, the destructive action of toxins. Where the parasites moved, traces of their suckers remained. These bleeding wounds are easily joined by infection 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 in the treatment of parasitic disease. In self-medication, the patient does not go through all these stages, so you should seek medical help. Folk remedies will be a good addition to the classic methods of treatment, effective in the recovery period.
Prevention measures
Parasites cause great damage to the body. Preventive measures must be taken, especially for people at risk. In the spring and before the first frosts, drug prophylaxis should be performed. Therefore, anthelmintic drugs are taken in a single dose. It is better to choose a drug with a doctor, especially for children.
The other preventive measures are to prevent the entry of parasites into the body. If the helminth does not enter the host's body in time, then it dies. By blocking all routes of entry, following the rules of cleanliness and hygiene, you can prevent the multiplication of parasites in your body.