Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by protozoa, helminths and insects. According to statistics, the infected suffers every fourth inhabitant of the planet. In russia every year there are nearly 1.5 million cases of infestation.
Infection is possible by drinking contaminated water, vegetables and fruits, herbs, buy fresh fish and meat "illegal" places, which do not have certificates of veterinary inspection, when communicating with Pets. The danger of parasitic infestations, that without treatment is a slow destruction of the body.
Type of parasites in the human body
Organisms, parasites in the human body, it is divided into right and wrong. The first group is intended for pinworms, Giardia, and other parasites that parasitism is a condition of existence, the second those that accidentally enter the body and begin to parasitize.
Every pathogens is a tool which allows you to get a foothold in the human body. This is the suction cup, the plate-teeth, a hook, which constantly injure the mucosa. Take a microscopic small or large, they destroy the beneficial bacteria that poison the body's waste products and suppress the immune system.
Symptoms of parasites in humans
Because of the different pathogenic mechanisms of the effects of parasites on the body of the symptoms can be similar to infectious and surgical diseases. Therefore, the final diagnosis, the doctors need the results of laboratory tests.
Doctors typical symptoms of infection of helminth and other parasites. The most glaring of them.
Allergic
- Itching ;
- Symptoms of hives;
- The development of pseudo-allergies after bathing, sunbathing, drinking soda, sweets and pastries;
- Spontaneously arising and subsiding of attacks of bronchospasm;
- Anal itching, perioral dermatitis, cheilitis;
- Hair loss;
- Febrile syndrome;
- Education pustular rash.
The digestive system
Years chronic.
- Nausea, vomiting;
- Rapid weight loss;
- Diarrhea or intestinal blockage;
- Lack or loss of appetite;
- Pain when moving the tongue;
- The development of pain in the near-umbilical and epigastric regions;
- The impossibility of eating fat;
- Increase of saliva secretion;
- An enlarged liver.
Astenovegetative
Detected toxocariasis infection, hymenolepiasis, and cysticercosis, trichocephalosis.
- Sleep disorders;
- Irritability and fatigue;
- Hypochromic iron-deficiency anemia;
- The worse the performance of the underlying deterioration of memory, attention;
- The instability of the blood pressure;
- Headache;
- Meningeal symptoms.
The causes for parasites in the human body
Infecting the other is due to the fact that lack of hygiene or violation of technology of preparation of food. List the main causes of parasites are:
- The use of dirty vegetables, fruits, boiled water;
- Illiterate cooking;
- Failure to comply with sanitary regulations in catering vendors;
- Contact with animals;
- Touch handles of public doors, railway transport;
- Swimming in waters contaminated by schistosoma;
- The presence of flies in the layer house;
- The work on the ground or manure without gloves, playing in the sandbox.
The main sources of infestation
Infection occurs from direct contact or through the mouth. Oral parasites can enter the body in two ways: through dirty hands, products, or by eating poorly heat treated meat or fish, which are infected by the larvae of the parasite.
Fish parasites
- Opisthorchiasis. Media: fish of the carp family. The Fluke lives in the liver, the pancreas, causing a temperature rise to 40 degrees, intolerance to fatty, vomiting, pain in the right hypochondrium. Symptoms occur after 2-3 weeks. Opisthorchiasis lasts for years, affecting the internal organs.
- Clonorchiasis. Media fish living in the waters, China, Korea, Amur region. Symptoms of opisthorchiasis are similar.
- Difillobotrioz. Media – the far Eastern fish. Symptoms: bloating, nausea, drowsiness, unstable stool, increased salivation.
- Antacids. Media: herring (north sea amazed 55-100%), cod, salmon. The body can get by eating raw fish. Symptoms: diarrhea, rash, possible intestinal ulceration.
- Ligule. Media: carp. Non-dangerous to humans if the pathogen taken, and the fish is subjected to heat treatment.
Parasites in the meat
- The species Trichinella spiralis. Route of infection – the wild game meat or pork. The larvae of blood into the muscle, causing pain, swelling of the face, the rash is allergic in nature.
- Beef tapeworm infection. Small cattle, route of infection – consumption of beef subjected to minimum heat treatment. Symptoms: constipation, quick weight loss.
Parasites of plants, berries
- Alveococcus multilocularis. A person infected through dirty berries or dirty hands.
- Geohelminthes Ascaris. Characteristics of infection: ingestion of eggs, unwashed fruits and vegetables, drinking not boiled water. Symptoms of infection: cough and Allergy, intestinal obstruction.
- Ancylostoma duodenale. The parasite larvae from the soil in a person, if he swallows them with vegetables and fruits. The parasite feeds on blood, damage to the mucous membrane of the small intestine, causing inflammation.
- Balantidium coli. Media – pigs, sometimes dogs, and rats. Often sick people in rural areas.
Parasites water
- Dracunculiasis. Media – crustaceans Cyclops. They come in the body with poorly treated water. The parasites are released after digestion of crustaceans in the stomach. There the worms falling into the subcutaneous fat. A year later, the female parasites to form millions of Mature larvae. Its head comes to the skin, forming a watery bubble 10 cm in Order to remove itching and burning, the person taking the affected area and water, which causes the release of parasites and began a new round of development.
- Gnathostoma spinigerum. Infection occurs by drinking water does not disinfect the water, meat-eating frogs and fish. Symptoms: skin swelling and itching, the fever, the possible loss of the eyeball. The disease is recurrent in nature.
Modern methods of diagnosis of parasites
Helminth lives in the intestines, found in the feces: coprogram, anal scrapings, method of enrichment. If the doctor suggests a model, analysis, take sputum, urine in cases of suspected urine and schistosomiasis. The reliability of these methods is only 15-20%.
We list the frequently used and current research, specifying their advantages and disadvantages.
- Macro - and microscopic examination of the feces. Performance depends on what stage of development is a parasite. The victim of the parasite find very difficult, so the parasite needs to reach the laboratory alive.
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The presence of antibodies and antigens, helminth accuracy of 60-80% to determine what kind of parasite, their strength.
- Histological coprogram. Stool analysis, including the detection of the parasites or parts of their body heavy microscope.
- Ultrasound x-ray and computed tomography. Detects changes in the internal organs.
- Bioresonance diagnostics. Pick up a certain frequency range, which let the helminth. To identify the parasite in all stages of development, to determine their localization. The authenticity of 75-95%.
- Hemo-scan. Analysis of blood cells revealed the presence of nonspecific substances and elements, which indicates the presence of helminth.
- Serological methods (reaction of a ring precipitation test, indirect hemagglutination, enzyme-marked bodies, the binding of complement, agglutination of the latex). Based on the detection in blood of specific antibodies.
- Laboratory studies of the muscle parts of the skin and blood. Biopsy and muscle digestion. You may detect within the muscle fibers of the Trichinella larvae.
- Analysis of the duodenal contents. Fraction-identification, during which 3 doses of bile in the duodenum 12. Takes about 1.5 hours. The analysis will be sent hot bile.
- Examination of the urine. Can be used to detect helminth, parasitic in the urogenital system.
The effect of the parasite on human health
The parasites deprive the body of vitamins and minerals, kills the blood cells – white blood cells and red blood cells, leaving only the toxic waste of his life. This is reflected in the development of an allergic reaction, and the slagging of the intestine and in the liver, deformation of different bodies, "chronic fatigue syndrome".
In general, the impact of parasites on health can be divided into mechanical, toxic, immune, and food. Here are the most dangerous human diseases:
- Peritonitis, caused by the parasite adhere to the walls of the intestines and ulcers.
- Intestinal obstruction caused by the accumulation of tangles parasites.
- Violation of trophism and tissue and organs, caused by compression of the parasites in the blood vessels.
- Beriberi, which slows down growth and the process of weight gain.
- Violation of protein metabolism, associated with the violation of a leakage of biochemical processes.
- Menstrual disorders, vaginitis in women, infertility, prostatitis in men.
- May develop pneumonia, asthma, diabetes, diseases of the joints.
Treatment of parasites in the human body
Treatment of helminth is associated with the choice of a particular anthelmintic drugs. The pharmacological industry produces a lot of drugs belonging to different chemical groups. Folk remedies can also help to combat the disease, but keep in mind that they do not take into account the individuality of the patient, presence of other diseases.
Folk remedy for parasites
Folk remedies are well manifested in the early stages of the disease. They work slower than synthetic drugs, but cause your body less harm. Our list of the most effective:
- Monastery tea parasites. Kill helminth, protozoa, fungal spores. On the basis of: agrimony, oak bark, marsh cudweed, yarrow, birch leaves, wormwood, calendula, chamomile, connected known only to the manufacturer's proportions. If you drink it for 21 days, the parasite will die, and their waste products are removed, the affected areas of the internal organs begin to recover.
- Tincture of wormwood pumpkin seeds. Dry raw materials of sage and pre-crushed seeds pour vodka at the rate of 1:3, require a sunny position, 7 days; take twice a day 50 ml, preferably 30 minutes before a meal. It normalizes the intestinal microflora, stimulates bile secretion, neutralizes toxins, strengthens the immune system.
- Cloves parasites. Cloves to cleanse the internal organs, to restore the protective functions of the body after poisoning, to relieve pain. Its treatment of giardiasis and opisthorchiasis. Home applying nail powder: mix the cloves, and flax seeds in a ratio of 1:10, grind and take 3 days in a row before a meal 1 teaspoon (to drink water).
- Garlic against parasites. Evening: apples or sauerkraut, then in small batches and completely swallow the chopped garlic – 200 g, cucumber, tomato, and pickles. 16.00 the next day – just pickles or sauerkraut, then put an enema (to get rid of dead helminth). Enema: 2 liters of water, brew 1 tablespoon of chamomile, after cooling the broth and add 1 tablespoon of Apple cider vinegar and salt.
- Triad of parasites. The trio is called the anti-parasitic collection, which includes the green peel of walnut, cloves and wormwood or tansy, wormwood and cloves (according to the method Ivanchenko). Contraindications: children, pregnancy, gastrointestinal disease, intoxication, immune deficiency.
- Tansy parasites. The bitter taste of tansy is an antagonist of worms and Giardia. We give the recipe: 20 g raw pour a liter of boiling water and insist hour. For adults, take 1/2 C three times a day before eating, children 1 tbsp.
- Pumpkin seeds parasites. Used in conjunction with garlic. Crushed roasted in a dry frying pan 200 grams of untreated seeds: mix and also crushed 6 cloves of garlic and 2 tablespoons of honey. Requires half a day, then take 1 tablespoon for adults and 1 teaspoon for children 4 days.
- Soda parasites. Treatment includes a course of enemas 8-10 sessions. 20-30 gr. soda dissolves in 800 ml water, heated to 38 to 42 degrees. Before treatment, do a cleansing enema, and then the prepared solution is administered in 30 minutes. When the bowel again, put a cleansing enema.
Remember that the means used in folk medicine, sometimes just to relieve the symptoms of the infection. Do not give up your medication prescribed by the doctor.
Prevention of parasitic diseases
Prevention is the only way to combat parasitic infections. The daily observance of simple rules is much more effective.
- Thoroughly wash your hands after hands after using the toilet, communicate with animals, after excavation.
- Buy meat and fish areas of authorized trade.
- To reveal the meat-and-fish-long-term heat and cooking: cook the meat into small pieces about 2.5 hours and fish for at least 15 minutes. Ambassador fish must be kept at least for 2 weeks, freezing is more than 10 days at a temperature of minus forty degrees.
- Do not use for chopping and slicing meat, vegetables, bread, fish from the same Vessel.
- Berries, fruits, vegetables, gathered up their summer cottage, washing and watering with boiling water.
- Water is used for drinking water, be sure to boil it.
- Track down and destroy the carriers of the parasites, cockroaches, flies and other insects.