Types of worms in humans
Worms or helminths are parasitic worms who live in living organisms at the expense of animals and plants.We are no exception.
- According to statistics, every third inhabitant of the earth is infected with parasitic worms.It is believed that there is not a single adult whose life would not have settled in the body of a worm, ”says a famous doctor, a famous doctor, a fountain in the network.
In everyday life almost all parasitic worms, people call worms without thinking about how many types of these unpleasant creatures actually are.
A distinction is made between all parasitic worms that can exist in the human body:
- Nematodes related to round helminthen: Pinworm, Vlasov, Trichinelles, Askarides;
- Band or flat worms that belong to cestodes (different types of chains, ribbons and tapeworm);
- Sosalmate parasites or tremontodes that cause opisthorchiasis, fascioliasis, chicomosis, paragonimoz and other symptoms.
The causes of worms in humans
The collective name for diseases caused by worms is helminthiasis.It occurs when larvae or eggs of worms fall into the human body.This can be done for the following reasons:
- One person does not correspond to the basic rules of hygiene: after a walk along the street, he washes them after visiting the guests or after the toilet before meals.
- The cause of worms in one person is often the habit of gnawing nails, sucking fingers, keeping different objects in the mouth: pens, pens;
- The risk of worms is great when pets go mainly on the streets.
"Even with the timely anthelmin therapy, dogs and cats can be distributed from the street from the global eggs from the wool," explains the therapist. - You can get infected with worms if you do not treat vegetables, fruit, berries and greens that you will eat with hot water.
- It is dangerous to eat raw water from an unknown source or to wash it.
- Prevented meat and fish is an opportunity to have infected yourself.When using poorly processed thermal beef - Bovarius -Bandwurm, pork - pork chain lives a wide tape in slightly salty and raw fish.
- You can catch the worms in the house if they are rarely cleaned, carry street shoes and avoid the soils.
- Worms can be transmitted by an infected person.If you have common dishes with him, you are in the same room for a long time.
Obviously, most of the reasons for worms in one person are based on non -compliance with the hygiene rules.If you take care of yourself, your home and his pets, you can never meet these parasites.
Treatment of worms in humans
Treatment of worms in one person is involved in a therapist if the patient is an adult or a pediatrician if there are worms in a child.
"In the case of worms, you shouldn't do in the case of worms: Medicines for the treatment of helminthiasis are quite serious for the body," notes the doctor.
In the treatment of worms, a person usually uses complex therapy, the purpose of which not only exists to destroy parasites, but also to eliminate the consequences of their important activity.Therefore, it is unlikely that de-mis drugs will kick.In addition, all family members often have to treat because people in a narrow circle infect each other.
In addition to medication, vitamins and enzymes that improve digestion can be prescribed.For more effective treatment of worms, a person must observe a diet, restrict carbohydrates: sweet, flour.
"If there are animals in the house, you will definitely have to carry out Anthelmintic therapy twice a year, otherwise all efforts for treatment will be in vain," said the therapist.
Which tablets can be used?
Worms are a fairly sensitive problem that drives many people for self -medication.The advertising constantly repeats that certain pills can solve the problem immediately.However, many do not notice that there is an indication that they have to consult a doctor before use.These are not simple words, we have already said that the preparations against worms are very serious and that the uncontrolled use can damage.
A person is used as treatment of worms:
- Anhelmintic drugs - they destroy worms;
- Antihistamines that help when there is an allergy to massively dying parasites;
- Enterosoreses that remove harmful substances and products from parasites from the body.
- Iron preparations, vitamin B12, folic acid - everyone helps with anemia.
- Hepatoprotectors to protect the liver.
- Probiotics.
The most commonly used highly active and at the same time small toxic medication.
"The frequency of taking the medication is determined by the specialist for infectious diseases in accordance with the results of an objective examination, complaints, analyzes of the patient," said the therapist.
Folk treatment methods
Dry pumpkin seeds can be consumed as folk remedies for the treatment of worms and adults.According to doctors, they contain cucurbitina that destroy worms.However, it is not worth relying on wonders healing of worms with pumpkin seeds.
The parasites resident in the body are very dangerous.Without serious treatment, complications can occur under the supervision of a doctor: the worms will spread throughout the body.You can penetrate the gallbladder and your channels and get into the channels of the pancreas.Parasites can cause intestinal obstruction and anemia - a decrease in hemoglobin levels.
Use only high water in everyday life, this will protect you from the appearance of parasites.
When is it necessary to consult a doctor?
With every suspicion of helminthia you have to make an appointment with the doctor: therapist, pediatrician or doctor-moral infection.
General symptoms of worms are in humans:
- Discomfort, weakness, fatigue;
- Allergies, for example, a rash on skin, coughing, asthma attacks;
- reduced or increased appetite;
- Nausea, vomiting without poisoning;
- Abdominal pain;
- Diarrhea or constipation;
- Reduction of body weight, even if the appetite is good;
- Sleep problems, insomnia;
- inflamed or enlarged lymph nodes;
- A temperature increase for no reason;
- Pain in the muscles and joints without loads;
- Snoring or grinding with teeth in a dream;
- the presence of worms in the feces;
- Itching in the anus (often with conifers).
- A distinction is made between two phases of helminthiasis: acute and chronic.The first lasts 2-8 weeks from the moment the parasite enters the body.Most of the time there is a pronounced allergic reaction to Helminth during this time.After about two months, the acute phase reaches into the chronic and here the symptoms depend on the pathogen that the person has caught and their habitat, ”explains the therapist.
Worm prevention in humans
The main rules for the prevention of worms in humans, we usually assimilate in childhood, sometimes we sometimes don't observe:
- You have to wash your hands thoroughly with soap before the meal after the toilet.
- It is necessary to wash vegetables, fruit, green and after washing with boiling water.
- Meat, fish and seafood need long -term heat treatment.
- In everyday life you only have to use high, high quality, safe water.
- Each family member should have personal hygiene and dishes.
- The house should be kept clean and cleaned regularly.
- Pets must be used regularly for preventive anhilmine therapy.