What does it mean when it comes to parasites in the human body? In medicine, parasites are called various pathogenic micro- and macro-organisms that are like parasites inside or outside their host, receiving good nutrition from it.
Such parasites include a large family of pathogens of infectious, somatic and parasitic diseases of humans: helminths (worms), viruses, fungi, insects, bacteria, protozoa, rickettsiae and others.
Parasitic diseases in humans are caused by arthropods, helminths, multicellular parasites and protozoa - Plasmodia, Giardia, Trichomonas and Toxoplasma.
The mechanism of transmission of pathogens to parasitic diseases
Parasites from the external environment enter the human body in different ways. For example, helminths enter the digestive tract through dirty hands, insufficiently washed vegetables, greens, fruits and berries. After the introduction of some or other parasites in the body, a person begins to suffer from ascariasis, toxocariasis, enterobiosis, echinococcosis, alveococcosis. In the environment, larvae and eggs of parasites can often be found in water or soil contaminated with feces.
At low temperatures or drying, the parasites do not die, they retain their viability for many years. Young children become infected through contact with infected toys, laundry, sandstone sand. The highest risk of contracting parasitic diseases is observed in those who prefer to taste everything.
And also among the category of people who do not observe personal and industrial hygiene. Pork as well as bovine tapeworm (tapeworm and tapeworms) enter the digestive tract through the mouth with meat products that have not been sufficiently cooked. Fish that are undercooked or poorly salted can be infected with methyl larvae (the causative agent of opisthorchiasis) and tapeworm. The same goes for the roe deer.
In some countries with hot and humid climates, some parasites (filariae and heartworms) are transmitted through the bites of flies, ticks, mosquitoes and fleas. In medicine there is such a name - reinvasion. This is a condition for re-infection with parasites of people who have a habit of biting their nails. Medical statistics claim that every person on earth suffers from a parasitic infestation at least once in their life, mainly at the age of 14.
Parasites in the human body - symptoms of diseases
Today, medicine has data on 250 species of helminths that parasitize the skin, digestive system, and tissues and internal organs of man. While in the intestines, they provoke sharp pains of varying intensity, discomfort in the abdominal cavity; on this basis, the patient experiences nausea, vomiting, frequent insufficient stools or constipation.
Helminths cause the development of diabetes, arthritis, eye diseases, cholecystitis, cystitis, hepatitis, urethritis, pancreatitis, myocarditis, pneumonia (pneumonia). Now it makes no sense to describe the symptoms of all the diseases listed above, the description of which is available on the relevant pages of the site.
Parasites, receiving food from their host, cause a deficiency of iron, protein, potassium, amino acids, manganese, vitamins and many other useful trace elements in his body. Against this background, patients complain of general weakness, severe fatigue, headache. Even with good nutrition, these patients lose weight. But sometimes obesity occurs with metabolic disorders that occur in some helminthiasis: bovine tapeworm and tapeworm.
Nails and hair become dull and broken. Continued ill health associated with a lack of B vitamins can lead to anxiety, nervousness and unexplained irritability in adults. And in children, the adequacy of behavior is noted. Pathogens parasitizing the liver cause poor sleep with frequent awakenings in the morning. Patients have impaired memory, they assimilate poorly educational materials, communication with others is a little difficult.
Swine tapeworm cysticercus enters the brain tissue, contributing to convulsive epileptic seizures. There are also disorders of speech and vision, movement and sensitivity, delirium and hallucinations, loss of consciousness. The abundance of severe symptoms often leads doctors to suspect the formation of brain tumors.
Patients complain of interruptions (arrhythmia) in the work of the heart, palpitations, itchy skin with rashes on the surface. The presence of parasite larvae in the lungs causes the development of obstructive bronchitis and even bronchial asthma. The bronchial tree is often affected by the larvae of roundworms and toxocara, cysticerci or swine tapeworm eggs.
Less often, parasites infect the inner layers of the skin, causing discomfort in the form of crawling and swarming, scabies. All types of pathogens of parasitic diseases are able to actively suppress the protective properties of the host organism. The mechanism of pathology consists in the production of antienzymes by parasites that prevent digestion of food.
On this basis, intestinal infections, acute respiratory diseases, poisoning and colds appear, there is a real risk of developing oncological pathologies. The clinical blood test shows signs of anemia (anemia), eosinophilia, folic acid, protein, vitamin B12 and iron deficiency.
The symptoms listed above and some others are observed in various helminthiases. It all depends on the location of the parasites. Eye diseases are possible: uveitis, conjunctivitis, damage to the lens and retina and even complete loss of vision.
Diagnosis of parasites in the human body
Before prescribing a course of treatment, the treating physician thoroughly examines the patient to clarify the diagnosis of the disease. Bacteriological examination of the faeces, which reveals helminth eggs, will help; pig tapeworm larvae are often isolated in the conjunctival sac. Perennial adult roundworms several tens of centimeters long fly out of the rectum with active exercise or tension.
The eggs and larvae of all types of parasites are detected by examining the faeces under a microscope. However, there are often difficulties in identifying the causes of the disease. They may not be seen in the faeces. A biochemical blood test shows the presence of class G immunoglobulin and the state of immunity, which decreases when the parasites are affected. But this cannot serve as an indicator of the type of pathogen.Therefore, the test result may remain positive for several years. Of course, the presence in the body of a large accumulation of parasites leads to a significant decrease in immunity, a decrease in the titer of immunoglobulins or their complete absence. Class M immunoglobulin is detected in the acute period of invasion, but within a short period of time. The presence of this immunoglobulin reliably indicates the presence of parasites in the body.
How to get rid of parasites in the body
The doctor prescribes treatment mainly to patients who have obvious signs of parasite infection: use of unwashed vegetables and (or) fruits, herbs, poorly processed slices, contact with animals, finger sucking and nail biting. In each case, the doctor prescribes individual treatment, as improper therapy often leads to serious complications.
For example, taking drugs against swine tapeworm can lead to fragmentation of the pathogen and its spread to various organs and the subsequent consequences.
Special preparations provide getting rid of the simplest parasites. The treatment regimen is developed individually, taking into account the type of pathogen, possible side effects and the age of the patient. Two or more courses of conservative therapy are usually given at three-week intervals. Probiotics actively help in the fight against parasites that invade the body, they normalize the active microflora. Natural fermented dairy products - fermented baked milk, kefir and others - also help. The decomposition products of parasites (toxins) are effectively removed from the body by a group of enterosorbents.
If the patient develops rashes and allergic reactions, antihistamines are added to the main treatment.
Folk remedies for parasites in the human body
Traditional medicine has many medicines and prescriptions against parasites. Our ancestors, without modern drugs, have successfully grown helminths with garlic, onions, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin oil, paprika, ginger, mustard, horseradish, bitter wormwood, cloves, black and Manchurian nuts, aura, tansy, pomegranate peel, chanterelles (mushrooms), carrots and strawberries.
Marigold, soybeans, blackcurrant leaves, lespedets, pickles, cumin and dill, strawberries, birch leaves help get rid of the simplest parasites.
Recipes for traditional medicine for parasites
- Recipe # 1.Cut a medium-sized onion, pour a glass of boiling water into a thermos and leave for 12 hours, then filter. Drink all the contents on an empty stomach the next morning.
- Recipe No. 2.Mix 100 g of crushed pumpkin seeds with 100 g of sugar. Take by mouth in the morning before breakfast 3 tablespoons of the mixture and immediately drink 3 tablespoons of castor oil.
- Recipe number 3.Pour a glass of boiling water 2 tbsp tablespoons crushed dried wormwood leaves, leave for three hours, strain. Treat for 10 days in a row, taking 3 teaspoons in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Recipe № 4.Used for patients with a sensitive stomach. Insist 6 hours, taken in 2 tbsp. tablespoons chamomile peel and buckwheat in a glass of boiling water. Filter and drink the entire infusion in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Recipe # 5.Mix 1 tsp oak bark, buckthorn, tansy and chamomile. Infuse the mixture for 6 hours in half a liter of boiling water. Filter and drink 100 ml in the morning before breakfast. The treatment in all cases is long - from 40 to 90 days. Despite the fact that the effectiveness of herbal products is lower than that of pharmaceuticals, they improve the functioning of the liver and gastrointestinal tract, the general condition of the patient and do not allow re-infection. Choleretic herbs remove parasites from the gallbladder and ducts.
- Recipe # 6.Used to breed the simplest. 1 tbsp. Pour the chopped sauce with a glass of boiling water, leave to infuse for three hours and filter. 1 tbsp. 3 r / d before meals for 30-40 minutes.
- Recipe # 7.Also from protozoa. The composition includes equal parts of crushed herbs of mint and cinquefoil, elecampane root and flowers of sandy immortality. We insist for 3 hours (2 tablespoons of the mixture in 500 ml of boiling water). ⅓ cup three times a day for a month before meals for 1 hour.
If there is no complete cure, repeat the course of therapy.