A deterioration in health can be observed not only due to the infection entering the body.
Parasites and worms can also cause discomfort, weakness, and weakness. They can lead to many of the consequences that people usually perceive for the manifestation of a common inflammatory process.
What is helminth disease? And what symptoms does it show on the human body?
The answer is quite simple.
Helminths are parasites, roundworms and tapeworms, as well as their bright representatives, such as roundworms, pinworms, beef tapeworms, tapeworms and many others. Surely many people have encountered them as children or adults.
This disease, which has its corresponding name, like helminthiasis, is the result of the influence and activity of helminths in the body.
Worm infection
Parasites can enter a person's body, both unnecessarily clean and unobtrusive about their health, in a number of ways. There are enough of them.
Consider how helminths appear in a healthy body:
- normal handshake. The easiest way to reach a new host for the parasite. Through the upper layers of the epidermis, they first penetrate the skin, and then the bloodstream. This mode of transmission also works when coming into contact with homeless animals on the street and when touching other people's objects. Thanks to the good blood circulation of a healthy person, it is not difficult for them to achieve their goals and find themselves in the chosen place as their future residence;
- through water. Many species of helminths are perfectly preserved as larvae in freshwater and even seawater. Don't forget about village wells and water pipes. They are not too sensitive. Also exercise caution when visiting swimming pools, baths and saunas. Perhaps they are poorly processed;
- wet soil and sand. Eggs of many types of worms pass out in the feces and fall on these surfaces. In suburban areas and even in children's sandboxes it is easy to get infected;
- low quality products. These usually include seafood, fruits and vegetables, eggs and milk, fresh cheese;
- public gathering places. Supermarkets, shops, pharmacies and hospitals. Here, every day, many people grab doorknobs, racks, packaging products and handrails. And not the fact that all of them are healthy. Do not forget about the dirt that enters these rooms during rainy and humid periods;
- In the summer and fall, insects are a danger. Mosquitoes and flies, even with their paws, can carry microscopic eggs.
To this list of infestations of helminths in adults and children, one can also add non-observance of the basic rules of habit of personal hygiene.
What types of worms can be infected?
There are a large number of parasitic representatives. And they all enter the body in different ways, moving inward and affecting specific organs. Some of them choose a single host, while others spend their entire lifecycle with different service providers.
People can observe some of the main isolated parasites in their body:
- The most common roundworm is roundworm. Small white individual. Reach 40 mm. Everyone knows roundworms, pinworms, whipworms, and tropical guinea worms. They live in the intestines, eggs are laid in the anus, often excreted in the feces. The identification of helminthic infections for nematodes is simple and does not require analysis;
- parasitic tapeworms are larger and more dangerous. At a height of 10 meters, they migrate and infiltrate most vital organs and systems. There have been cases of asphyxiation after the passage of parasites through the respiratory tract. Expressed by beef tapeworm, tapeworm;
- fluke, fluke. They are unpretentious to the environment, so they enter the body both through soil and through water. They travel throughout the human body and under the sebum we can easily see. This is mainly the area of \u200b\u200b the eyes and eyelids. They destroy not only the intestinal microflora, but also the tissues of other organs. Toxic effects lead to exhaustion of the body.
Of course, it is not possible to independently determine what type of helminth is in humans. Only worm testing and complete examination can determine the type of disease and the next treatment, and provide preventive treatment in case of recovery.
Symptoms of parasites in the body
If helminths have entered the body, you may not immediately recognize the symptoms of infection. Some only appear after a certain time.
But all signs of worm disease in adults are quite serious and at first glance there is no reason why:
- the temperature rises sharply to the level of the inflammatory process. Typically 37. 6°C to 38°C;
- have nausea, vomiting;
- pain in the abdomen and navel;
- possible redness of the skin;
- weakness, drowsiness, fatigue;
- occasional unintentional grinding of teeth at night;
- persistent dry cough and difficulty breathing;
- violation of normal stool. diarrhea or constipation;
- itching in the anus;
- get a yellowish or very pale skin tone;
- discomfort in muscles and joints.
It is not possible to immediately make an accurate diagnosis based on such signs. But helminthiasis in humans only has manifestations corresponding to damaged organs. And this is usually the intestines, bronchi and liver along with the kidneys.
Signs of a running helminth disease
Late detection of the parasite can lead to much more complicated consequences:
- drastically reduced immunity. As a result, the possibility of infections and viruses entering the body;
- urticaria, bronchial asthma, as a result of the constant poisoning action of the parasite. The discharge of worms causes severe allergies in the body;
- severe hair loss, eyelashes;
- unexplained brittle nails;
- tooth decay, tooth enamel gradually disappears;
- profuse bleeding gums;
- nervous tension, mental disorders.
Human worms manifest not only infectious symptoms, but also cause many diseases, exacerbating the course of existing diseases, and therefore the treatment of parasites is imperative.
It is better to conduct an examination in time and begin a complex process of completely removing helminths from the body.
Diseases caused by parasites
The characteristic merciless signs of a helminth infestation indicate that the body is suffering from severe toxic effects or has already suffered damage to multiple organs and systems:
- gastrointestinal disruption. Because of the fact that most helminths choose this place to grow and develop further. It is expressed in intestinal obstruction, dysbacteriosis, diarrhea, pancreatitis;
- respiratory problems. Each migration of the parasite always leads it to the bronchi and lungs. This often leads to spasms, pneumonia;
- Central nervous system suffers. Migraines, dizziness, disorientation in space, irritability and depression;
- an increase in the spleen, liver, a decrease in the degree of outflow of bile;
- Inadequate functioning of the urinary system. Urethritis, cystitis;
- problems with the reproductive organs. Vaginitis, inflammatory processes in the uterus, vagina, ovaries. Can be sexually transmitted.
These are serious symptoms that appear when helminths are present. If you are concerned about your health, you should definitely see your doctor. Any of the presented signs compel the specialist to prescribe a special examination.
The most common blood test will show that the parasite is already present in the body. With a hemoglobin value less than 100 g/l, an increase in the eosinophil count of more than 6%, leukocytosis by 9%, and a decrease in red blood cells of 3 g/l or less.
In addition, a sharp decrease in protein and an increase in immunoglobulins characteristic of allergic disease should also be noted by the specialist.
Parasitic diseases and their symptoms
Depending on the type and class of worms, the signs of helminth infection receive their own names to distinguish them from each other. For specialists, this classification facilitates later treatment, recovery, and prevention.
Roundworm disease. Nature indicates the symptoms presented by the ascaris parasites and possible concomitant diseases. Usually, it is not immediately observed, but only 2 weeks after eating helminths into the body.
Symptoms are like common cough, acute bronchitis, mild allergies. It is confused with a common infection, as it is accompanied by all of the above features and fever. There may be changes in the lymph nodes.
With advanced chronic ascariasis, all symptoms are complex. Blood pressure begins to jump, there may be anorexia accompanied by loss of appetite, constant pain in the abdomen. Frequent vomiting, stool disorders. The face becomes pale, healthy skin color disappears, dark circles and swelling appear. At night, poor sleep or its complete absence becomes a habit. In the excrement, there are small white worms.
Pinworm or pinworm infestation. A condition that often occurs in young children due to non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene. Infection caused by frequent itching in the anus. Pinworms appear periodically. For 1-2 days with breaks. When being invaded by parasites, the body's involuntary response is to grind teeth at night, and to have poor sleep. Especially not dangerous, not painful.
Worms, like flukes, carry small liver flukes. The acute course of the disease lasts up to 8 weeks. During this stage, the body temperature rises, becomes heavier and bloated, has diarrhea and a feeling of inflammation. With chronic exposure to flukes, symptoms are also transmitted to the respiratory organs, causing severe allergies, to the central nervous system.
Parasitic tapeworms lead to many consequences of their presence in the human body. Widespread tapeworms can disturb the pancreas, leading to intestinal obstruction, vitamin B12 deficiency, low hemoglobin, and anemia. Similarly, all representatives of tapeworms cause pain syndrome in the abdominal cavity, abdominal distension and nausea.
Giardiasis. There are a small number of these parasites in the human body. But they are safe within the normal range. With the exacerbation, their level increases. Leads to vomiting, bitter mouth due to liver and stomach disorders, characteristic abdominal pain, bloating and stool weakness.
Naturally, such symptoms of helminthiasis must be treated and prevented by taking adequate precautions.