Infestations (intestinal parasites) and the diseases they cause in man parasitic worms (worms, helminths), which live in the interior of the organism.
What is it?
At present, there are known about 300 worm diseases in humans. Accepted divided into intestinal and extraintestinal. As the name suggests, in the first case, worms and larvae live in the gut, and in the second, outside of it, in the muscles, the lungs, the liver, etc of the Most common diseases due to intestinal parasites are considered: enterobiasis and ascariasis.
Enterobiasis cause small parasitic worms — ostritsy. In a length that does not exceed the 1 see the end of A worm is usually tapered, and the other is rounded. The color of the worms can vary between white and yellow to almost black. These worms lead to the way of life of night: night, the female reptan in the rectum, and from there to the skin around the anus, lay eggs in the folds of the skin, and they themselves are killed.
The average duration of the life ostritsy — a month and a half.
The ascariasis cause more large worms — ascaride. In the length that can reach up to 20 cm Feed on ascaride mainly in the small intestine, which can be found in the stools is quite difficult. The life expectancy ascaride several years.
The infection
Normally, infection with worms occurs through contaminated faeces in the soil. For example, if you did not wash the hands and do not clean your nails after working with the land, there is the dirty of vegetables, fruits, and berries. In addition, not less important in the infection of worms play fly. Them on their hind legs and the trunk of a carry the worm eggs in food products. Also the infection of worms as possible and in case you accidentally swallow water while bathing in the pond. Often children are infected with worms of domestic animals.
What happens?
In the body of an adult guest not invited to the hopes of a triple protective barrier. The first, that of enzymes of the oral cavity, the second acid environment of the stomach, the third — immunity locally in the intestine. Unfortunately, in a weakened body all these barriers may not work. Then worms still fall in the intestine and develop into the individuals are sexually mature.
With time, the human body, triggering the products of the vital activity of the worms. The patient increases the fatigue gets worse, or, on the contrary, it reinforces the appetite, appear headaches. It disturbs the work of the digestive tract: stomach aches, diarrhea, constipation, and vomiting. Can appear anal itching. Increased sensitivity to allergens is also the result of the turbulent life of worms. The consequences can be very sad — the skin eruptions prior to bronchial asthma. Another negative effect of the worms that weaken the immune system.
That is it manifested?
The signs of worm disease depend on the type and the amount of worms, as well as the individual reaction of your body to the worms. The first symptoms of the infection of worms: it impairs the appetite, appears vomiting, nausea, or drooling, paroxysmal abdominal pain. Constipation alternating with diarrhea, develops rapid fatigue and weakness, disturbed sleep. When the infection of worms (ostritsy), the sick, annoying itching in the anal area and perineal. It reinforces the night, he entered in a state of rest. Sometimes it is so strong that the patient wakes up.
That dangerous?
For constipation, severe pains in the stomach, and the swelling should immediately contact your doctor. These symptoms may indicate the incidence of intestinal obstruction. During the work of helminths develop disorders of the nervous system: long headaches, dizziness, nervous tics. When ascariasis-due to migration of the parasite in the body can produce a symptom of the presence of the worms such as paroxysmal a strong cough. Often, the signs of the worms, which the man has of the skin changes in the form of several eruptions.
The diagnosis of the invasion of the worm
In any case of suspicion of infection of worms, you should consult a specialist and do not self-medicate. The diagnosis is confirmed by usual analysis of the cala in the eggs of the worms. If in the first analysis of the cala of the eggs of the worms in the man is not to be found, but the probability of infection is high, the analysis of the repeated multiple times.
How to cure worms
For the treatment of worms and apply special medication against worms. The selection of the medicines of the worms depends on the specific type of helminth, detected in the patient. Your doctor will prescribe the tablet, aimed at the liberation of the parasites. The treatment of the worms is performed in the home.
The criterion of healing, are the repeated negative results of the analysis of the cove of the men of the eggs of the worms.