About 80% of the earth’s inhabitants are infected with various worms. Usually, long-term treatment is necessary and the disease is not successfully treated, and the real cause is parasites. Worms that may be present in the human body violate the integrity of blood vessel walls, block the intestinal cavity, and damage internal organs. They produce toxic substances into the blood.
What kind of worms do humans have?
Worms live in the intestines or parasite in any other organs. There are several variants of them, the most common being nematodes. Their bodies are elongated in cross section-round, with narrowed ends. Infection occurs most often:
- Roundworm, Trichinella, inhabits the small intestine and other organs;
- Whipworm, which lives in the large intestine, feeds on blood and mucous membranes;
- Worms accumulate in the caecum and colon.
When analyzing small intestinal helminthiasis in feces, children especially often find Pin worms.
In addition to those listed, there are more than one hundred uncommon parasites inhabiting different parts of the intestine. For example, human worms such as hookworms and roundworms are often clogged with whipworms in thick sections in very thin sections. People become hosts for adult tapeworms with flat bodies. Large cattle and pork tapeworms, meat, Echinococcus settleworms settle in the intestines.
There are suckers on the bodies of Fluke worms, which vary in length from a few millimeters (Siberian fl worms) to 7 cm (worms). Eating raw fish in unboiled water can cause parasites to be transmitted to humans. In lakesWhen swimming in rivers (schistosomiasis), they sometimes infect worms through the skin. Once settled, they feel in various human organs for several years.
Method of infection
Different types of worms enter the interior in different ways. The main method of parasite infection is the fecal mouth. It is related to the penetration of worms and food and water. When people forget to wash their hands before eating, they just swallow invisible creatures. Worms in feces are rarely seen with the naked eye. However, flies hovering in the feces will always lay eggs. If the insect sits on a piece of food, the chance of infection will greatly increase.
Worms will appear in the human body after working without gloves, dirt and sand. In the latter case, young children are more susceptible to parasites, and the sandbox is their favorite place to play. On the soil surface, worms fall together with animal feces (cats, dogs, livestock) and are carried by flies. They penetrate the human body through unwashed hands, small scars on the skin, and under-processed vegetables. Inhalation of street dust filled with stubborn larvae can also be infected.
Another factor that causes worms to appear is the use of poor quality water. When swimming in the sea, river or lake, it is best not to swallow liquids. It contains a large number of parasites in fish, waterfowl and livestock manure. Human consumption of raw fish, meat threatens infection, and parasites-cattle, pork tapeworms, worms, and worms-will settle in the body. In medical reference books, there are photos of worms that reach several meters in length.
Symptoms and signs of worm invasion
After becoming the host parasite, people began to lose weight quickly, exhausted, and pale. Indicates the presence of a worm:
- Body pain;
- Joint pain;
- General weakness;
- Loss of appetite;
- Diarrhea or constipation;
- A pang of nausea.
However, in order to ensure the presence of worms in the human body, it is necessary to check. This will help identify worms in the stool or specific antibodies in the blood.
If it is not treated in time, the symptoms will be more severe. According to the different types of worms in the body, the accumulation position of worms in the virus will be different. When the duct is blocked by a parasite, cholestasis occurs. A person feels heavy and sore under the right cartilage, and there is a bitter taste in the mouth. Tortured by nausea and constipation periodically.
Many worms secrete substances that irritate the intestinal wall-diarrhea occurs, and the stools are watery foam. In addition, the patient’s gas production increased, her abdomen rumbling loudly, and her belly button pain.
Once a worm enters the human body, it can migrate. Their progress was accompanied by intense pain. People with helminthiasis usually think they have arthritis. In fact, the unpleasant feeling of worms is the body's response to tissue damage.
A person will feel indifferent, lack of concentration and memory loss. This happens if there are parasites in the body for a long time. There used to be an unusual allergy, and the body was intolerant to certain products. Worms are the culprit of skin problems. The most common:
- Acne, pimples all over the body;
- Urticaria, atopic dermatitis, eczema;
- It is too early to form wrinkles;
- Hair loss, baldness.
The migration of worms in the blood is likely to cause more frequent rhinitis, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia. Sometimes, the parasites settle in the lungs and lay eggs there, which will mature and become mature individuals. On the X-ray image (scan obtained after tomography), the worm looks like a round or oval focal darkened.
The release of toxic waste from the worms into the blood makes people complain:
- Continuous anxiety, irritability;
- Depressed;
- Insomnia.
Obesity and underweight are common symptoms of worms. Indigestion, poisoning causes loss of appetite. Lose weight alone. The long-term presence of parasites is the cause of reduced blood sugar levels and continued hunger. At the cellular level, the lack of nutrients can be compensated by the accumulation of fat tissue.
Medications
For many reasons, it is not recommended to treat helminthiasis without first consulting an expert. The first is that even after several stool analyses, the parasites are not always identified. To determine that the exact worm species has settled, you will need to perform more detailed inspections, including:
- Routine blood test for leukoplakia;
- Biochemical blood test (liver function test);
- Analysis of stool and rectal mucus.
Sometimes, in order to detect worms that invade the human body, it is necessary to check the bile, sputum and small parts of the skin.
Treating worms independently in adults or children is a dubious job. Pharmacological preparations are very toxic. At the same time, many of them have a role for specific species without affecting other species.
If worms are detected in human feces based on test results, or the presence of parasites is confirmed through other diagnostic procedures, the infectious disease doctor will choose the most effective medicine. The doctor who prescribes the medicine must specify exactly how many times the medicine must be taken and the dosage according to the weight of the patient. For worm treatment:
- Albendazole;
- Praziquantel;
- Medamin;
- Mebendazole;
- Pirantel.
In addition to the steps of worms, drugs to eliminate poisoning (adsorbents), anti-allergic drugs and vitamins are also added.
Preventive measures
Since worms can easily spread from animals or infected people, every effort should be made to prevent the emergence of worms. For this, you must strictly observe the hygiene regulations. An important factor in preventing worms is the correct preparation of products from which food is prepared.
The doctor recommends annual preventive measures to clean the worms in spring and autumn. Even if a person has no obvious symptoms of infection. If all family members take the remedial measures recommended by the doctor, its maximum effect can be achieved. Most parasites are so small that when examining feces (another biological material), only a few pictures of worm eggs can be observed through a powerful microscope.