Creatures living in the body of animals, humans, birds and fish and eat at the expense of their carrier are called parasites.The life of such organisms in the human body does not lead to anything good, parasites can cause serious complications and even a fatal outcome.Consider the types of parasites in the human body more detailed.Below is a detailed classification of parasites.
Varieties
Proper
These include giardia, dysentery amoeba, trypanosoma, etc.
Worms
- Round worms - roundworms and pinworms take root well in the human body
- Flat worms - the human body is an excellent place where pork and bull tapeen, IECORIS FLUKES, etc. can live.
Insects
- Lice and fleas
- Ticks and Botflies
It is quite difficult to fight such types of parasites, because in the process of their life they are reliably justified and attached to the walls of the organs using special suction cups and hooks.
Some individuals can live in cells and tissues, and it is almost impossible to remove them from there.This applies to worms.The situation with insects is a little simpler, since they are usually located on the surface of the body, where they can be detected and destroyed in time.
What parasites live in the intestines?So, we will analyze each of their variety and places where parasitic worms and protozoa live.
Proper
Absolutely invisible parasites.Among the protozoa there are also harmless representatives - Green Evglen, the ciliator of the shoe, etc.
The most dangerous for humans are:
- Malarial plasmodium.
The carrier of this type of parasites is a mosquito living in South America and Central Africa, where a warm and humid climate.Such conditions are favorable for the life of plasmodium.Clinical symptoms appear already a day after microorganism begins to live in a person, or rather, in his liver.The signs of infection Malaria Parasites include: severe headache, nausea and vomiting.After a few days, an infected person rises sharply, diarrhea begins, and rapid dehydration of the body begins.
Treatment must begin immediately, when the first symptoms appear.For this, the patient is placed in a hospital where the necessary laboratory studies are carried out, an anamnesis is assembled and adequate therapy is prescribed. - Lambia and dysentery amoeba.
These types of parasitic protozoa live in the gastrointestinal tract.Both a person and any animal can become a carrier.Favorite places where parasites can live their entire life cycle is the small intestine and the upper part of the large intestine.
Sources of this type of parasites in the body are dirty fruits and vegetables, raw water.The first symptoms appear quite quickly. The main sign of Giardia infection or a dysentery amoea is a plentiful liquid chair.Then the temperature rises, strong vomiting begins.If you do not take measures in time, there is a risk of death from a strong dehydration of the body.
Flat worms
This type of parasites in the human body is also very dangerous.These worms are called flat because the shape of their body resembles flat ribbons.There is also the most harmless type of flat worms for humans - these are ciliated worms.But about dangerous parasites - Flukes and strip worms - let's talk in more detail.
- Flukes
In size, the flat worms of this species are small, but are attached to the walls of the human organs very firmly thanks to their suction cups.Flukes, parasitizing mainly in the liver and intestines, causes anemia, constant headaches and sharp weight loss.This Vermes can penetrate the lungs and even into the brain in the course of its life, causing serious consequences.The source of Flukes is dirty water and plants. - Ribbon worms
This type of worm has a very large length, and it constantly grows in its entirety.Throughout its life, the strip worm can grow to 6.5 meters. Representatives of the strip worms - bull and pork chain - can reach a length of up to 10 meters.Parasites live in a person’s intestines, namely in a thin one.The most dangerous type of strip worms is Echinococcus, which can affect the brain and lungs.Losing weight with normal appetite is the main sign of infection with tape worms.
Round worms
These species are mainly in children - kindergartens and primary school students.
The most popular are round worms, these are pinworms and ascarides, and both have the ability to parasitize in the intestines.
These types of parasitic worms are not attached to the walls of the human organs, since round worms do not have any devices for this, nevertheless it is not easy to bring them out.The pinworms tend to lay eggs in the folds of the anus, thereby causing unbearable itching of the perianal region.Children infect themselves “in a circle” - comb the itching place, the larvae of the pinworms remain in their hands and under the nails, and when the child accidentally puts his fingers in his mouth, the infection occurs again.
Currently, according to the statistics of the World Health Organization, a little more than half of the population of the whole world are infected with a variety of parasites.It very often happens that some types of intestinal parasites can settle and function in the human body absolutely asymptomatic for many years, without betraying themselves, but at the same time eating juices and vitality of a person, thereby causing irreparable harm to him.
And if the symptoms appear occasionally, then people in modern life rhythm simply do not notice them or do not attach much importance to them.And very in vain.There are a lot of formidable and irreparable consequences.
Experts recommend at least once a year to take tests for parasites - feces, blood.After all, it is the timely detection of parasites in humans and competent treatment that will ensure further quality of life.
What happens to a person in whose body parasites live for a long time?
- Forces are depleted as the propagation and growth of parasites.
- The immunity is greatly reduced, as the body throws all its forces to combat pests.
- Any, even the simplest virus or infection can affect a person, since the body is not able to protect against viruses.
- In the course of their life, parasitic individuals emit toxins, which gradually accumulate in the human body.It is gradually poisoned, which is fraught with various infectious and even malignant diseases.
Prevention
Prevention is an integral part in the fight against parasites.It was said above what parasites are in the human body.As for worms and protozoa, modern medicine offers a large selection of drugs for prevention and combat pests.
But do not prescribe the drug yourself, you must first contact a specialist, especially if you are worried about any symptoms.After conducting the necessary tests, the doctor himself will prescribe the desired drug based on which parasites live in the human body.
After all, each drug acts on certain types of parasitism.Unfortunately, unfortunately, there is no universal.And it is precisely the specialist that will help to choose the medicine that is relevant in this case, which will fight a certain type of parasites in a person.
Having passed the entire course of one of the drugs, you can get rid of pests forever.To prepare the body for treatment with drugs, enterosorbents are often prescribed.
Some of the drugs have serious side effects, it is also necessary to know.