Parasites in the body of children and adults are a very common phenomenon, according to some estimates in certain groups of the population, indicators are up to 80-90%.
Children of younger and middle -aged are most often susceptible to infection with pinworms, hunters - trichinellosis, fishermen -pyphilobotriosis.
Moreover, a person may not guess about the presence of helminths, since not in all cases there is a characteristic symptoms.
In addition, it should be borne in mind that signs of infection with parasites often resemble the symptoms of other common pathologies-diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, respiratory and nervous system.In such cases, people have been treated unsuccessfully for various specialists for years.
Worms.How is infection?
It is customary to separate the four main ways of penetration of parasites into the body:
- Soil.The ground contains a huge amount of mature eggs of worms and many living individuals that get there with feces of animals and people.There is also a direct contact - the transfer of eggs of worms with insects (mainly flies), with feces to food products.
- Contact with an infected person.This is the most common way of infection, which is characteristic, for example, for pinworms.It is carried out from man to person.
- Biogelminth path.The ingress of parasites into the body through a raw, half -dried, poorly treated meat or fish, that is, food, already infected with helminths.
- Insect bite.In the bite of the insect, infection occurs, but this method is not so common.
The main mechanism of infection with worms
This is an oral-fecal path, which consists in the penetration of parasites eggs into the body along with food and water.
Worms.Is it true that children become infected more often?
When infected with pinworms, the parasite female at night is engaged in laying eggs.Skay from the intestines, near the anus, it leaves at least 5,000 eggs.The child feels severe itching, combs the anus and at the same time the eggs fall under his nails.
Eggs spread everywhere - falling on bedding, panties, face, hands, body.
An adult in such cases shows great vigilance than a child who does not always wash his hands at once.Therefore, the eggs of parasites remain thousands in the house on door handles, clothes, products, toys.
The process of infection goes further, worms enter the body of other children and adults.
Children are really more often infected and not only because of a lesser desire for personal hygiene.In children, there is no normally functioning protection, all the links of immunity are not formed.In addition, in babies, especially younger age, the acidity of the stomach is less than in adults.And this is a favorable factor in the development of helminths.
Children learn the world around them more, trying everything in taste.It is impossible to accustom to the rules of the baby’s personal hygiene, the development of skills occurs no earlier than three to five years, and sometimes later.
How do parasites propagate?
Not everyone knows that worms do not multiply directly in the body.Each type of parasites has its own period of a temporary segment of life, and there comes a time when adults die.The pinworms live no more than two to four weeks, ascarides for no more than a year.
Attention!Eggs are deposited by adults with sexually mature individuals, and they must leave the body of an infected person.Therefore, an increase in the number of individuals, for example, in the intestines should occur only in case of re -infection (through feces, water, household items, food, etc.).
Eggs must fall into the external environment, and from there again into the human body.The maturation in the body continues a certain period, then the worms begin to actively parasitize.
How to exclude infection with worms again?
There are only three rules that “work”:
- Hygiene observance.
- Preventive measures.
- Timely treatment (taking modern anthelmintic agents).
Taking drugs "just like that" is not recommended.Modern means from parasites are incredibly strong and toxic.They are used only when confirming the diagnosis.In addition, for each type of parasites its tool is intended.
There are well -working preventive measures that are relatively safe for the body and can be successfully applied, for example, folk methods.However, in any case, a doctor’s consultation is mandatory, especially when it concerns the treatment of children.
Parasitic diseases or helminthic invasions
Attention!A large group of diseases in which pathology develops due to the penetration of various parasites into the body falls under this term.
To date, science knows hundreds (!) Of their species.
This, in particular, includes:
- Infection with pathogenic bacteria and viruses.
- Penetration of parasites into the body:
- Protozoa.
- Arthropods.
- Unicellular.
- Multicellular.
Infection with parasites.Why do changes appear in the work of the human body?
Any parasite, including pathogenic bacterium, pathogenic virus or worms, emit toxic substances that are their life products.This leads to changes in the work of human organs and systems due to toxins poisoning.
In addition, parasites:
- destroy the structure of tissue cells;
- damage the internal organs;
- Parasitized in lymph and blood.
Symptoms of infection with parasites
Symptoms of infection are very diverse, but it may be absent at all.For decades, a person may not suspect infection and not feel discomfort.At the same time, there are such types of parasites that significantly worsen the quality of life.In some cases, a parasitic disease is the cause of death.
Signs of the disease depend on a huge number of factors, one of which is the type of parasite and its features.
Parasitic diseases can resemble:
- sore throat;
- sinusitis;
- bronchitis;
- damage to the nervous system;
- pulmonary pathologies;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, etc.etc.
Some symptoms of infection with parasites
- Disruption of the function of the gastrointestinal tract, which manifests itself:
- Diarrhea.
- Flatulence (bloating).
- Chronic constipation.
- An irritated bowel syndrome.
- The appearance of muscles and joint pain.
- Allergic skin manifestations.
- Reducing hemoglobin indicators in the blood (iron deficiency anemia).
- Changes in body weight for no apparent reason (weight loss or weight gain).
- Mental disorders, including depressive disorders, insomnia, irritability, tearfulness.
- Ginger teeth at night (Broxsism).
- Signs of dysbiosis.
- Reducing immunity.
- General asthenia (loss of strength, weakness).
- Frequent inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system.
- Malignant neoplasms.
The specifics of parasitic diseases
Often the diagnosis is difficult, because often even the doctor does not occur to the doctor to bind the psyche in the patient with a parasitic cause.
At the same time, in some people, infection causes serious psycho-emotional deviations that manifest themselves not only by increased nervousness, irritability and constantly bad mood, but also with serious depression, up to the appearance of panic attacks that are treated for years of psychiatrists.
Such a response of the human body is due to a huge number of toxins that negatively affect all organs and systems.
The tendency to frequent colds and other diseases when infected with parasites is explained by disorders in the work of the immune system, since a large number of worms are blocking the synthesis of immunoglobulin A, which is responsible for the normal functioning of the body of protecting the body.A person becomes defenseless before pathogenic microorganisms.
With a prolonged finding of some parasites in the body, due to the same reduced immunity, in some cases, the degeneration of ordinary normal cells into malignant.
Mental deviations, a decrease in concentration of attention, memory deterioration, inability to concentrate, signs of chronic overwork, external indifference, apathy, exposure to stress, signs of acute infectious respiratory disease are manifested with a deficiency of nutrients and vitamins in the human body.At the same time, food can be perfect.
In this case, parasites complicate the absorption process:
- minerals;
- vitamins;
- carbohydrates;
- proteins;
- fats.
The result of the life of parasites:
- strengthening signs of chronic intoxication;
- soreness in the muscles;
- Joint pain.
Why does a person experience pain when infected with parasites?
Often people experience pain, for example, in the joints, and take them for manifestations of another disease, which, supposedly, has nothing to do with the penetration of parasites - this is arthritis.
This is due to the migration of worms.In addition, inflammatory processes in the joints and muscles may be the result of the body's response to the penetration of parasites, as well as the result of tissue damage.
Reasons for weight changes in parasite infection
The weight may decrease, and some patients know about this, due to a decrease in appetite, digestive disorders, abdominal pain.
Units know that a sign of worms can be obesity.Nevertheless, often a person significantly gains weight due to a sensation of constant hunger (sucking in the stomach), in this case there is a significant decrease in blood glucose, therefore appetite increases.
Irritable bowel syndrome and parasites
Infection with parasites leads to inflammation of the intestinal mucosa and a deterioration in the process of normal absorption of nutrients from products.
Fat foods that should undergo processing in the small intestine cause diarrhea, or, conversely, constipation, as they enter a poorly processed form already in the large intestine.
In some cases, a liquid watery chair may be observed, which is caused by substances similar to prostaglandins.Chronic constipation develops due to blocking the work of some organs.
For example, the stay of parasites in the biliary tract inevitably affects the liver, and the localization of parasites in the intestines most often leads to difficulty in the act of defecation.
Worms and inflammation of the respiratory tract
The appearance of many signs of respiratory diseases without a direct cause is the most likely symptoms of infection with parasites in adults and children.
Infection can manifest itself:
- chronic runny nose;
- increasing body temperature;
- cough;
- sputum selection;
- pneumonia.
Grinding teeth in a dream and worms
Science does not know the reasons for such a phenomenon as Broxsism.It is assumed that a tooth rattle is a manifestation of intoxication and overalls of the central nervous system.
Worms and skin rashes
Allergic skin reactions - a consequence of the activation of immunity to penetrate parasites, which causes enhanced production of special blood cells (eosinophils).In addition, it should be emphasized that the worms themselves are an allergen for the human body.
Oncological problems and worms
Systematic poisoning by the disintegration products of parasites, a decrease in immune defense, a chronic deficiency of vital substances and a failure of the work of all organs and systems leads to some cases of malignant tumors.
Deterioration of the appearance of the skin and worms
Manifests itself:
- the appearance of acne;
- boils;
- nettle;
- papillomas;
- eczema;
- long non -healing abscesses;
- other different rashes.
Conclusions.Signs of infection with parasites are incredibly diverse and have similar symptoms with a huge number of pathologies.The symptoms are due to the individual reaction of the body of a particular patient, a variety of individuals, the characteristics of invasion, stages of infection, etc.etc.
Signs include symptoms of damage to the internal organs and manifest themselves in a large range - from serious heart attacks and asthma to chronic migraine and inflammatory processes of urinary tract and gastrointestinal tract.