The distribution of worms in the population is very high. Many diseases occur against the background of weakening of the body by parasites. A theory of the relationship between oncology and worm infection is being developed. Therefore, you should not start the situation, but it is better to take preventive measures.
Routes of infection
The rate of parasite 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 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 poisonous eggs, which appear there from the feces of animals and humans. Any contact with the soil can infect parasites. Pets, children in their toys, adults in shoes, flies on their feet and wings bring soil particles home. Food products that have come in contact with the soil may also contain soil debris.
In an infected person, worm eggs will be on hands, household items, clothes, furniture. It is not necessary to have direct contact with such a person for the infection to occur (for example, shaking hands). Just use the door handle in his house.
The method of helminth infection through food is widespread in the adult population. Eating insufficiently cooked meat, fish becomes the cause of disease. You can be infected by river fish that have been salted, smoked or frozen incorrectly. Infected uncooked meat poses a risk. In open tanks, there are large numbers of helminth eggs. 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 when they are bitten by insects, in the future the parasites will live under the skin. This method of infection is most typical of humid tropical climates. But there are cases of parasites spreading by blood-sucking insects to other places.
Manifestation of infection
Signs of worms on the body can appear at different periods from the moment of infection. When ascaris enters the body, the 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 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 not more than three weeks. Usually, there is a connection to parasite infection. In the chronic form, the duration lasts for months, years, decades. It is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis, as there is no link between poor health and the presence of worms. The symptoms are vague, suitable for other diseases.
Helminths live in various internal organs. Characteristic signs appear depending on the place where they are collected. 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 that is difficult to treat.
Every parasite emits toxic waste during its lifetime. Their action causes a worsening of chronic pathologies, the beginning of new inflammatory processes. In the nasopharynx, sinusitis, sinusitis can begin, in the oral cavity - stomatitis, in the genitals, appendix disease, thrush.
Diagnosing
Modern diagnostic methods make it possible to determine the presence of parasites in the body, identify the type, age, stage of their development. This makes it easier for doctors to design a treatment plan, speeds up a person’s recovery.
Stool analysis may not always detect infection. For an accurate result, you will need to be tested several times, but the feces may contain eggs of all known helminths. Venous blood analysis is more informative. Scratching from the anus allows you to identify a group of helminths in the intestines, for example, ascaris and needles.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with high accuracy shows the presence of adult worms, eggs in the human body, their variety. If necessary, a study of duodenal secretions is performed.
The doctor may recommend repeating the tests for a more accurate result. A single negative result can not guarantee the absence of parasites.
Getting rid of worms
The treatment of the body by helminths is performed by specialists - parasitologists. Modern medicine has a specific orientation of a wide and narrow nature to different types of worms. The exact cause of the disease must be determined, so self-medication is frivolous and dangerous. Medicines are toxic, it is necessary to choose exactly the medicine that will be effective against a certain type of parasite.
The main medicines are:
All anthelmintic drugs have side effects. These are dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, abdominal pain, mixed periods and other signs of chemical poisoning. Enterosorbents, for example, activated carbon, will help to get rid of such negative phenomena (take 1 tablet per 10 kg of a person's weight).
There are worm spots on sale. It is a convenient dosage form that allows you to measure the dose more accurately. This is difficult to do with tablets because they are covered with a protective layer that should never break.
What tools to treat, the doctor should choose, this will avoid intoxication. After all, it is not enough to destroy parasites, you need to remove their remnants from the human body. By continuing to stay in the human body, they will rot, releasing toxins into the bloodstream. From this, you can start hurting again.
The final step in treatment should be recovery. The whole body has suffered destruction, the destructive effect of toxins. Where the parasites moved, traces of their suckers remained. An infection easily joins these bleeding wounds and secondary diseases begin. To prevent such a development of the event, special medications are taken.
There is a specific scheme of what to do when treating a parasitic disease. With self-medication, the patient does not go through all these stages, so you should seek help from a doctor. Folk remedies will be a good addition to the classical methods of treatment, effective in the recovery period.
Preventive measures
Parasites cause great damage to the body. Preventive measures must be taken, especially for those at risk. In the spring and before the first frosts, drug prevention should be done. For this, anthelmintic drugs are taken in a single dose. It is better to choose a medicine with a doctor, especially for children.
The rest of the preventive measures are to prevent parasites from entering the body. If the helminth does not enter the host's body in a timely manner, then it dies. By blocking all penetration paths, observing the rules of cleanliness and hygiene, you can prevent the multiplication of parasites in your body.