Type of parasites in the human body

Type of parasites in the human body is exceptionally diverse. One of them, along with many cells and protozoa are also viruses, bacteria and fungi, which parasitize the human body, although the medical traditions of viruses and bacteria are not considered parasites.

The human body of various parasites are localized not only in the intestine, as is commonly believed, but also many other organs: blood, tissues, muscles, joints, the brain (head and spinal), and even the eyes.

In particular, it seems like the internal organs, such as the gastro-intestinal tract, liver, lungs, heart.

Stay parasites in the human body is far from harmless. Adverse effects is primarily the fact that they absorb a substantial part of dietary nutrients, without which the entire functioning of the organism is impossible.

Imbalance complicates the General intoxication of the human body, because the toxins released from the parasites that can lead to the development of many diseases, even cancer. Often, diseases caused by parasites, become chronic.

A particular danger lies in the fact that parasitic diseases cause typical symptoms of other, often intestinal infections, therefore, of great importance is the timely differential diagnosis to identify the species of the parasite and to develop a proper treatment strategy.

The species of human parasites in General can be divided into two large groups:

• ectoparasites, parasites in the body surface and feeding on the blood of humans (bedbugs, fleas, lice, mites); they are carriers of pathogens of such diseases as encephalitis, typhoid, anthrax, etc.;
• endoparasite parasitic on the internal organs and cause serious diseases; these are protozoa (Giardia, amoeba, Trichomonas, Toxoplasma) and helminths – parasitic worms (worms).

Classification of parasites

Let us consider the main types of internal parasites of man. The appearance of many and they can be seen only with a microscope, and some, in particular helminths, affect its size. Let's start with the simplest:

• Giardia along with the liver also cause vitamin a deficiency, anemia and General intoxication of the organism.
• Toxoplasma affects the brain, eyes, heart, muscles, nervous system, but a particular danger for pregnant women, because of the risk of fetal death or serious damage.
• The amoeba can cause amoebic dysentery, amoebic encephalitis and other dangerous diseases.
• Trichomonas are sources of infectious diseases of the genitourinary system.

The most common parasites

The most common endoparasite are, of course, helminths (worms), which according to various estimates, infected more than 80% of the world population.

A huge number of these parasites are divided into basic types:

• nematodes – round worms (roundworm, pinworm, Trichinella, whipworm, etc.);
• cestodes – tapeworms (lantecy, pork and beef tapeworm, Echinococcus, etc.);
• trematodes – worms, flukes (liver -, blood -, lung -, and flukes, which live in the intestines).

Sometimes you can find a more General classification, according to which all sorts of parasites people are divided into:

• intestinal, parasites in the intestine;
• tissue, local in other organs and tissues.

However, most of the worms in different stages of their life cycle and are tissue and intestine during the development of similar symptoms.

Consider a brief description of the most common types of worms.

Roundworms (nematodes)

• Roundworm – roundworms are the most common length of 20-40 cm, parasites in the small intestine, but first move to the human body, which affect the blood and the respiratory system. Together, these intestinal parasites can be detected in the liver and gall bladder, heart and lungs. Common symptoms of ascariasis and allergic reaction.
• Pinworms – small worms, up to 1 cm, affecting the intestine and lead to enterobiasis disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, fatigue, sleep disorders, etc. The characteristic symptoms of pinworms is itching in the anus, where they lay eggs.
• Trichinella – these microscopic worms (their size is only a few millimeters) cause serious diseases – trichinosis, which can if untreated lead to death. Adults of the species live in the human muscles (respiratory, face, etc.), causes of muscle pain, fever, swelling, allergic dermatitis.
• Vlasoglavy – worms small (length 4.5 cm, the front part of the body

The larvae, which cause trichocephalosis diarrhea, acute abdominal pain and other symptoms similar to acute appendicitis. As a result of intoxication anemia.

Tapeworms (cestodes)

• Tapeworm, the body length, which extends up to 10 m, leads to the development of difillobotrioz with nausea, weakness, vomiting, unstable chair, asthenia and anemia.
• The pork tapeworm has a length of 3-8 m, the parasite mainly in the small intestine and cause two diseases: taenia in its and dyspeptic, asthenic-neurotic and abdominal syndromes, and cysticercosis with intoxication, intestinal, allergy and respiratory symptoms. Depending on the localization of tsistitserki affects the muscles, brain, heart, eyes, etc.

• Beef tapeworm, whose length can be up to 18 meters, and the cause of the beef tapeworm infection is considered to be one of the most dangerous kinds of worms. If you do not deal with dehelmintization, it can stay in the body for up to 18-20 years! Is localized in the colon, causes severe poisoning and their waste products, as well as diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anemia, allergic reactions and problems with the nervous system.
• Dwarf tapeworm length of only 1.5-5 cm source gimenolepidoz and dyspeptic pain and asthine production-neurotic syndromes, affecting mainly the digestive and nervous systems and liver.
• Echinococcus is considered the smallest tape worm – its length is 2.5-8, rarely 9 mm, but the infection's terrible consequences, such as liver and lung, where they form cysts and tumors, causing dysfunction of these organs.

Worms, flukes (trematodes)

• Liver fluke or the liver Fluke - shaped plate, with a length of 30-50 mm and a width of 8-13 mm, there is a suction cup. It will damage the sheath of the liver and clog the bile ducts that is able to completely block the flow of bile. Can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, jaundice and liver cancer.
• Cat (Siberian) fluke cat, or Fluke, a flat worm length 4-13 mm. Localization channels the gallbladder, liver and pancreas. Causes opisthorchiasis the development of gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, until the liver cancer, which can lead to death.
• The lung fluke is an ovoid shape, red-brown body with small spines, length 7.5-12 mm width 4-8 mm. Affects the lungs, causing inflammation, pleural effusion, focal fibrosis, and lung cancer. When the penetration into the brain causing encephalitis and meningoencephalitis.
• Shistosoma (blood flukes) – dioecious worms, whose size is 1-2 cm, the eggs, which cause an increase in liver, spleen and lymph nodes, formation of polyps in the intestines, diarrhea, granulomatous inflammation, leading to cancer of the bladder.

Sources of infection

Helminthiasis can cause numerous health problems, which reduce the life of 15-25 years. Many parasites are very difficult to detect. They can be anywhere - blood, intestines, lungs, heart, brain. Symptoms of worm infestation may be confused with SARS, gastrointestinal disease, and others. The fundamental error in such cases the delay! If you are suspicious of parasites, you need to see a specialist. If we talk about medications and self-treatment against the most common helminths (Ascaris, pinworms, tapeworms), a suitable parasite complex.

Helminthiasis, like other intestinal diseases, is often the "disease of dirty hands", which leads to the accumulation of eggs and larvae of helminths in the human body:

• when not washing their hands after using the toilet and before eating;
• do not wash vegetables, fruits and vegetables, which are eaten raw;
• do not put meat and fish, sufficient heat treatment;
• wrong consumption of salted fish and bacon;
• leave food available for the flies and cockroaches;
• use the feces as fertilizer for garden plots;
• swimming ponds;
• contact with stray animals.

However, your pet can also be infected with worms, because often animals act as intermediate hosts of helminths, but the primary host is the human.

Methods of struggle

• From an early age to instill in children the habit of washing hands. They need to do more, because they constantly play in the sand, on the ground, puddles, where favorable conditions for eggs and larvae of parasites, and contact with Pets and street animals.
• If you experience discomfort, we can exclude the bot, so it is recommended to carry out appropriate tests of the parasite to identify certain species of helminths (in relation to most of them there are medications.
• If parasites are detected in one family member, drugs the bot needs to take all.
• The Folk medicine knows many ways how to get rid of the worms, and they give a good impression.
• Do not leave open meals, bread, pastries, etc. that flies and cockroaches carry eggs of intestinal worms – did not leave their products.
• Carefully observe the temperature regime in the process of cooking: meat and fish, which are often found helminth eggs, boil/fry/bake.
• Rinse well under running water vegetables, fruits, greens, which are eaten raw.
• Regular deworming of Pets.
• Abandon the use of feces as fertilizer in their garden plots.
• When you travel to exotic countries extremely cautious, local food, especially street – there is no guarantee that the ones you don't catch some exotic vermes.