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 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.
Pathways 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.
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 helminth eggs, which appear there from animal and human feces. Any contact with the soil can become infected with parasites. Pets, children in their toys, adults in shoes, flies on paws and wings bring dirt particles into the house. Food products that have come into contact with the soil can also have soil residues.
In an infected person, the eggs of the worms will be on the hands, household items, clothing, furniture. You do not need to have direct contact with that person for an infection (for example, a handshake) to occur. Simply use the doorknob on your home.
Among the adult population, the method of infection by helminths through food is widespread. Eating insufficiently thermally processed meat, fish becomes the cause of the disease. You can be infected by river fish that have not been improperly salted, smoked, or frozen. Undercooked infected meat is a hazard. In open reservoirs, there are a large number of helminth eggs. They enter the human body if accidentally ingested during swimming or diving. It is not recommended to use such water for cooking, or you need to boil it for a long time.
Worm eggs are transmitted when insects bite, in the future the parasites will live under the skin. This method of infection is more typical of humid tropical climates. But there are cases of parasites spread by blood-sucking insects elsewhere.
Manifestation of infection
Signs of worms in the body can appear at different times from the time of infection. When ascaris enters the body, symptoms appear on the third day. Symptoms of infection by all other helminths become pronounced after about 3 weeks.
Since this invasion is parasitic, the worms will feed on the host's resources. The signs of its presence will be based on the loss of nutrients by the human body. The course of pathologies (helminthiasis) is acute and chronic. In the acute form, the duration is no more than three weeks. Usually there is a connection to parasite infestation. In the chronic form, the duration extends for months, years, decades. It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis, as there is no connection between poor health and the presence of worms. Symptoms are blurry, suitable for other diseases.
Helminths live in different internal organs. Depending on the place where they accumulate, characteristic signs appear. There may be pain in the joints, muscles; This is a symptom that the parasites are located in the joint fluid and muscle fibers. Arthritis is often misdiagnosed. A sign of the presence of worms in the lungs is asthma, pneumonia, persistent and difficult to treat cough.
Each parasite releases toxic waste throughout its life. Its action causes an exacerbation of chronic pathologies, the appearance of new inflammatory processes. In the nasopharynx, sinusitis, sinusitis can begin, in the oral cavity - stomatitis, on the genitals, disease of the appendages, thrush.
Diagnostics
Modern diagnostic methods make it possible to determine the presence of parasites in the body, to identify their type, age and stage of development. This makes it easier for doctors to come up with a treatment plan, speeds up a person's recovery.
Stool analysis may not always determine infection. To get an accurate result, you will need to be tested multiple times, but your stool may contain eggs of all known helminths. Venous blood analysis is more informative. Scraping the anus allows you to identify a set of helminths in the intestines, for example roundworms and pinworms.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with high precision shows the presence of adult worms, eggs in the human body, their variety. If necessary, a study of the secretions of the duodenum is carried out.
Your doctor may recommend that the tests be repeated to get a more accurate result. A single negative result cannot guarantee the absence of parasites.
Get rid of worms
Treatment of the body of helminths is carried out by specialists - parasitologists. Modern medicines have a specific orientation of a broad and limited nature to different types of worms. The exact cause of the disease must be established, so self-medication is frivolous and dangerous. Medications are toxic, it is necessary to choose exactly the drug that will be effective against a certain type of parasite.
The main drugs are:
All antiparasitic drugs have side effects. These are dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, abdominal pain, bouts of nausea, and other signs of chemical poisoning. Enterosorbents, for example, activated charcoal, will help to get rid of such negative phenomena (take at the rate of 1 tablet for every 10 kg of a person's weight).
There are drops of worms for 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 be broken.
What means to treat, the doctor should choose, this will prevent intoxication. After all, it is not enough to destroy parasites, it is necessary to remove their remains from the human body. If they continue 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 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 drugs are taken.
There is a special scheme of what to do when treating a parasitic disease. With self-treatment, the patient does not go through all these stages, so you should seek the help of a doctor. 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 should be taken, especially for those at risk. In the spring and before the first frosts, drug prevention should be carried out. For this, anthelmintic drugs are taken in a single dose. It is better to choose a drug with a doctor, especially for children.
The rest of the prevention measures are to prevent the entry of parasites into the body. If the helminth does not enter the host's body in a timely manner, it dies. By blocking all routes of penetration, observing the rules of cleanliness and hygiene, you can prevent the multiplication of parasites in your body.