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Signs of parasite infection in people and diagnostics

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What are the signs of the presence of worms in humans, the symptoms of helminthiasis are constant or temporary?Is it possible to recognize the disease at an early stage of development and how to do it without resorting to doctors?

There are a number of specific symptoms that directly indicate the presence of dangerous "neighbors" in the body.

The main signs of helminthiasis

The symptoms of the presence of worms in an adult are varied.There are several characters that show that worms live in the body.

List of specific features:

  • Parasites in the human body lead to the onset of bowel pain;
  • There are problems with the chair;
  • bruxism (a characteristic rattle of the teeth that occurs at night);
  • One loses weight (weight loss arises due to the fact that the parasite feeds at the expense of the owner and deprives it of the necessary vitamins and trace elements);
  • Lifting of the stomach (colitis, irritated intestinal syndrome constantly);
  • Disorders of sleep occur (the patient may be disturbed by itching in the anal area, which occurs due to the release of parasites for laying eggs).

These symptoms of infection are specific, that is, they can directly indicate the presence of parasites of the body.

But there are nonspecific symptoms of the presence of parasites, they include:

  1. Cough, breathing problems, an inflammatory process in the respiratory system.
  2. Headache, blood pressure problems (blood pressure levels may be high or may sudden).
  3. Nervous surge (unstable state of the psyche).
  4. Local allergic reactions.
  5. Granulosis (larvae grow with connective tissue, forming a small size of tumor formations).
  6. Oncological diseases (develop against the background of a decrease in immune system activity).
  7. Weakening of immunity (development of autoimmune diseases, frequent acute respiratory viral infections and acute respiratory infections).
  8. Kidney inflammation or pyelonephritis (occurs against the background of parasitic disease).
  9. Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis with channel blocking).

The disease may manifest itself differently, but indirectly these signs indicate the presence of helminths.

Signs of infection depending on the organ concerned

The first signs of parasites in the human body:

The patient at the examination by the doctor
  • If the liver is affected.There are signs of cholelithiasis, the channel can be clogged with a larva or helminth for adults.There are yellow spots under the eyes, the skin changes the shade.It has an unpleasant taste after eating, covered with bitterness, the pain occurs in the right hypochondrium.
  • If the intestines are affected.The first signs of intoxication occur, and anemia occurs.The weight of the body sharply decreases and increases.Against the background of helminth invasion, weakness, fatigue and other symptoms of fatigue occur.Appetite weakens, after eating nausea occurs.There is pain in the intestine, bloating, stomach pain after eating.
  • If the kidneys are affected.The characteristic signs of pyelonephritis arise, the leakage of the urine is impaired, the structure of the kidneys is inflamed and modified.The pain occurs in the lower back, during urination there is a pain syndrome.
  • If the lungs are affected.There are ascarid larvae in the tissues of the lungs and bronchi, against which the infected person has a constant, very unpleasant cough.It is difficult to deal with it with the help of drugs.After noise, phlegm appears.
In the early stage of development, it is quite difficult to recognize the disease.The parasites in the human body have not yet settled.

Symptoms depending on the type of parasite

Read more about the symptoms of worms in humans:

  1. Askarids.The infection goes differently, but as in the intestine, an elderly woman lays up to 25,000 eggs, they are covered with a special sheath that consists of 3 layers.The eggs are in the intestine, with a sufficient amount of oxygen and monitor the temperature conditions, the egg turns into a larva and is sent to "travel" through the body with blood flow.Once in the lungs, the larva leads to the appearance of cough.With the rattling, she goes back to the intestine, where she continues to develop and after a while she becomes a mature individual.The life cycle of ascarids is 12 months.This year, the individual is in the intestine, laying eggs that come out with stools.
  2. Vladov.Due to the characteristics of the structure, this worm can disrupt the integrity of the intestinal membrane.He feeds on human blood until his presence in the intestine leads to different consequences.Since the worm is in the colon, its functioning (feeding the blood of the host) leads to the attachment of a secondary infection, appendicitis occurs.
    3. Types of parasites
  3. Speakers.These are parasites, belong to the class of intestinal nematodes, they most often amaze children.If the measures are not taken on time, then the risk of developing enterobiosis is high.With repeated infection, the risk of recurrence of the disease increases.
  4. Echinococcus.It exists in several forms, the cysts can infect the tissues by placing a certain cavity.But the parasite itself lives in the intestine, it can be infected when in contact with animals (cats, dogs, domestic pigs), and a helminth is transmitted by humans to humans.
  5. Wide tape.It enters the human body in the form of a larva, the infection occurs after eating a fish that has not undergone proper treatment of heat.The larva enters the small intestine, where he lives and develops for a long period of time, an adult can reach several meters in length.
  6. Speakers.This intestinal nematode most often affects children.Causes enterobiasis.In the absence of treatment, remission may occur if the likelihood of a recurrence can be minimized.

Changes are constantly observed, the body cannot recover, it is difficult to cope with blood loss and nutrients.

Infection methods and possible consequences

What is the danger of worms for a person:

  • lead to weakening of the immune system (against the background of immunity deficiency, health problems arise);
  • Chronic anemia occurs (worms feed on blood, absorb nutrients and vitamins with it);
  • Against the background of the infection, leukocytosis develops (the level of leukocytes in the blood increases as the body actively tries to cope with parasites with the help of white blood cells);
  • If a large number of helminths live in the intestine, they can lead to its obstacle;
  • cholecystitis (occurs if the bile tributaries are clogged with worms);
  • Pneumonia (at the migration stage, the larva can enter the lungs and cause their inflammation).
Parasite infection through the soil
If the treatment of the disease is selected incorrectly, it is performed in no time or will be completely absent, then various diseases will occur, both inflammatory and autoimmune.

How the worms are transmitted:

  1. You can infect when you contact a person who has helminths.
  2. Air droplets (inhalation of eggs).
  3. Through water and food.
  4. Through the soil.

It is not difficult to infect helminths, it is enough to regularly neglect the rules of personal hygiene so that problems of a certain nature arise.

Diagnostic methods

The diagnosis of worms in a person is made in several stages:

  • donates blood for analysis;
  • Take the stools for analysis;
  • Do radiography.

A blood test is performed to detect an increased amount of leukocytes and eosinophils in the blood.

The analysis of worm stool is effective only if a person lives in a person's body and this is in the migration stage (that is, she has already removed eggs), which the doctor during the examination and finds in the stool.

X -ray has its own characteristics, his behavior is in line with the doctor.Based on the results of the study, it is possible to obtain the necessary information about the presence of parasites in the respiratory organs and the gastrointestinal tract.

X -ray apparat

What signs are characteristic of parasites, reporting the result of the tests:

  1. Leukocytosis (increased amount of white blood cells in the body).
  2. Eosinophilia (increased in the blood of the amount of eosinophils, blood cells).
  3. The appearance of worms in the stool.

The reasons for the appearance of worms are different and according to statistics, then about 85% of people on the planet are infected with helminths.The reason is that the treatment of Helminthiasis has its own characteristics, it is performed with the help of various medicines and in some cases it is not highly effective.

How to find out if there are parasites in the body:

  • It is worth consulting a doctor when characteristic symptoms occur;
  • Take the necessary tests;
  • Take the results.

The signs of the appearance of worms in a person are not as clear as it may seem at first glance.For this reason, if certain problems have arisen, you should not pull with an appeal to the doctor.