The human body is an ideal environment for the habitat of pathogenic microorganisms that can affect almost any organ or system, causing a number of diseases and disorders. Among such organisms, a special place is given to parasites that live and feed on cells and other nutrients of the "owner" body. According to medical indicators, about 90% of the population of different age categories are carriers of parasites, the treatment and study of which is engaged in the section of medicine - parasitology. The term "parasites" means living organisms of different types that have the ability, settle in the human body, will be introduced in tissues of internal organs, eat cells, juices or digested foods. Foreign organisms can penetrate into any part of our body and live in it for a long time or throughout a person’s life. Some types of parasites in the human body do not cause special changes, but there are those that are able to negatively affect the well -being of the "host", and causes the development of some serious diseases. In such cases, we are talking about parasitic diseases that require immediate treatment. In medicine, parasites are called any pathogenic organisms that lead a parasitic lifestyle in the human body. These include a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, as well as worms, simple, unicellular, arthropod, protozoal invasions and other species.
What are parasitic diseases?
Parasitic diseases (invasions) is a large group of diseases that are caused by a variety of pathogenic organisms that live and which multiply inside a person. There are about 300 types of parasites that can affect the human body. Parasitic diseases can be caused by both pathogenic bacteria and parasitic protozoa, arthropod, unicellular, and other parasites or viruses. The list of parasites in the human body is quite large, but regardless of the type, almost all of them release toxins that destroy cellular structures, damage the internal organs, penetrate the lymph flow, blood, which poisons the body and disrupt the work of internal organs and systems.
Basically, pathogenic organisms consume nutrients that a person receives along with food. Perhaps this behavior of "uninvited guests" explains that many people leading the right lifestyle, monitor their health and food, do not get the desired result, since these "darmists" take away all the best, leaving a person only a small particle of useful substances. These creatures are so cunning that they are often disguised as other diseases, and a person can walk around the doctors for years, but not notice a positive result in treatment.
How do parasites fall into the human body?
Foreign organisms can penetrate the human body in several ways, but most often the infection occurs through:
- Water or soil infected with worms.
- Food products that have not passed the desired processing: poorly fried meat, fish, dirty vegetables, fruits, dairy products.
- Contact with domestic or homeless animals.
- Insect bite.
- Non -compliance with personal hygiene rules.
- Close contact with the carrier of parasites.
Many parasites living in the human body do not have a nervous, cardiovascular or respiratory system, but their reproductive organs are able to throw hundreds of thousands of ripened eggs into the environment. Eggs and larvae of parasites are very stable, they can be in the soil, water, food or personal items for a long time. For example, tapeworm eggs are able to withstand minus 15 degrees and maintain their vital activity for 9 months. Almost all parasites have such protective mechanisms that cannot recognize and destroy the human body. That is why many parasitic diseases are difficult to diagnose. Pathogenic organisms can be in both the intestines and in the lungs, blood, liver, joints, brain and even eyes. The place of localization of pathogenic organisms depends on their type and other features, both a person and the parasite itself.
Parasites living in the body distinguish substances that help them live in a person for many years. They do not have a digestive system, but, nevertheless, parasites use only beneficial substances that enter the human body, which allows them to live for many years, while a person slowly loses his health, not suspecting the true reason.
Special organisms, in order to adapt to new conditions, use their "devices": pointed hooks, plates-sizu, hard hairs, suction cups that constantly injure mucous membranes of organs. The parasites themselves can have a length of several millimeters to several meters, they also have the ability to secrete various toxins that poison the body as a whole, causing not only disorders in the work of internal organs, but also suppress the immunity, destroy the beneficial bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract, and overload the liver with their waste.
Signs and symptoms of parasites in the body
Parasites in the body - symptoms of their presence may be absent or resemble clinical manifestations of other diseases. For example, larvae in the lungs, causes symptoms of pneumonia, pinworms - an attack of appendicitis, and parasites - the biles of the biliary tract or an attack of pancreatitis.
In addition, parasitic diseases are capable of frequent colds, sore throats, bronchitis and other diseases. You can suspect the presence of parasites in the human body according to the following symptoms:
- Disorders in the work of the gastrointestinal tract: diarrhea, flatulence, frequent constipation, irritable intestinal syndrome
- Joint and muscle pain
- Allergic skin reactions
- Anemia: many "cohabitants" feed on blood, which leads to the development of iron deficiency anemia
- Decrease or increase in body weight
- Violations in the work of the psyche. Toxins that distinguish parasites have a destructive effect on the nervous system, causing a person increased irritability, nervousness, frequent depression, panic attacks and other disorders
- Brooksism - tooth rattle in a dream
- Intestinal dysbiosis
- Violations in the work of the immune system. Many worms and parasites reduce the production of immunoglobulin A, which over time leads to a decrease in immunity. A person is completely defenseless before viral and infectious diseases
- Respiratory tract inflammatory processes
- Oncological diseases. Long -term finding the parasite in the body causes a significant decrease in immunity and the degeneration of epithelial cells into cancer
In addition to the above symptoms, parasitic invasions often damage the liver, kidneys, and cardiovascular system, which leads to a violation in their work and the development of many diseases that are difficult to give treatment. It is important to note that all of the above signs of parasites in the human body are not an accurate confirmation of their presence. Only professional and high -quality diagnostics will help determine the presence or absence of "uninvited guests".
How to recognize a parasitic disease
It is quite difficult to diagnose the presence of helminths, especially immediately after infection. Until recently, the only way to identify "strangers" was duodenal sounding and analysis of feces. The results of such studies made it possible to determine fragments, larvae or eggs of parasites. However, such methods did not always give reliable results. At the moment, modern techniques are used to detect parasites, which allow you to identify almost any parasite.
- Calais analysis (conducted at least 3 times)
- Immunoform analysis (ELISA)
- ELISA TESTS
- Serological research methods
- Ultrasound examination of internal organs (ultrasound)
- Computed tomography
- PCR diagnostics offers analysis of parasites based on DNA analysis
The research results will allow not only to determine the presence of parasites in the body, but also to evaluate the condition of the internal organs, to identify other diseases or disorders.
Treatment of parasitic diseases
The treatment of parasitic diseases depends on many factors: a specific type, its size, quantity, age of the patient, body weight and other features. A large assortment of drugs against parasites is provided in the pharmaceutical market, but not all drugs are able to overcome a particular parasite. It is important to note that almost all parasites violate the work of internal organs, so the patient should be prescribed comprehensive treatment, which will be aimed not only at the destruction of invasion, but also to the restoration of the damaged internal body.
In addition to synthetic drugs, antibiotic, against worms, antiparasitic agents that contain natural components are used in the treatment of parasites. Such funds have no contraindications and are well tolerated by the human body.
Only a doctor should treat parasitic diseases after the results of research and determining the pathogenic organism. The course of treatment, doses and names of drugs are prescribed individually for each patient. All antiparasitic drugs have a large number of contraindications and side effects, so you need a doctor’s consultation before their use.
Important in the treatment of parasites is the use of drugs that restore the functionality of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys, help stimulate immunity, provide the body with vitamin preparations. No less than the main thing in the treatment of parasitic diseases is considered proper nutrition. Patients need to exclude their diets of meat and dairy products, since they are an ideal environment for the propagation of parasites. It is also necessary to completely exclude the use of sugar, sweets. Nutrition should be balanced, high -quality and useful for the body.
The prognosis after the treatment of parasitic diseases is basically favorable, but in the case when large parasites of large sizes settled in the body or significant damage to the internal organs is noted, it is difficult to predict the result after treatment.
Prevention of parasitic diseases
You can protect yourself from the penetration of parasites, but only in the case if you observe simple rules. Prevention of parasites in the body of a person lies in:
- Compliance with personal hygiene rules
- Lack of contact with homeless animals
- Avoid children close to pets
- Playing with a child on the street to make sure that he does not select various items
- After playing in the sandbox, be sure to wash your hands
- During walks, do not eat on the street, only after their hands were washed
- Regular cleaning of the house
- Use only washed and treated vegetables, fruits
- Eat only well -fried meat
- Drink only boiled water
- If any animal needs the whole family in the house once every 6 months to prevent parasitic diseases.
Compliance with simple preventive rules will allow to protect against infection with parasites, thereby protecting yourself and your family from possible disorders in the work of internal organs, which are so often manifested against the background of parasitic diseases.