Types of parasites the human body

Type of parasites in the human body is extremely diverse. The one with the many cells or single-celled the viruses, bacteria, fungi, to parasites of the human body, although the medical traditions of the viruses, bacteria is not considered to be parasites.

The human body is different parasite are localized not only in the intestine, as in general think, but also many other organs, the blood, the tissues, muscles, joints, brain (head, spine), but even the eyes.

Particularly affected by this, for example, the internal organs like the digestive tract, liver, lungs, heart.

Stay parasites in the human body is far from harmless. The adverse effects lies primarily in the fact that they absorb a significant portion of dietary nutrients, without which the full functioning of the organisation impossible.

The balance is exacerbated by the general intoxication of the human body due to the toxins released by parasites that can lead to the development of many diseases like cancer. Often, diseases caused by parasites, become chronic.

A particular danger lies in the fact that parasitic diseases caused by symptoms typical of other, often intestinal infections, so it is very important that time a differential diagnosis to identify the species of the parasite, and to develop appropriate treatment strategies.

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

• ectoparasite a parasite on the body surface and feeding on the blood of people (bedbugs, fleas, lice, mites); they are carriers of pathogens of such diseases as encephalitis, typhoid, anthrax, etc.;
• endoparasite a parasite, the internal organs, cause severe disease; these include the protozoa (Giardia, amoeba, Trichomonas, Toxoplasma) and helminths – parasitic worms (worms).

Classification of the parasites

Let's look at the main types of endoparasites of man. The appearance of many visible under the microscope, and some, especially helminths, affect the size. Let's start with the simplest:

• Giardia along with the liver, because the hypovitaminosis, anemia, general intoxication of the organism.
• Toxoplasma affects the brain, the eyes, the heart muscle, nervous system, but the special danger to pregnant women because of the risk of fetal death or severe injuries.
• The amoeba can cause an infection dysentery, infection of encephalitis or other dangerous diseases.
• Trichomonas source of the infectious diseases of the urogenital system.

The most common parasites

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

A lot of these parasites are divided into basic types:

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

Sometimes we find a general classification, according to which all types of parasites, people are divided into:

• intestinal, parasites in the intestine;
• tissue, localized in other organs or tissues.

However, most of the worms at different stages of their life cycle, and tissues, and the intestinal development period of the corresponding symptoms.

Consider a brief description of the most common worms.

Orsóférgek (nematodes)

• The industry – yarn is the most common length from 20 to 40 cm, parasites in the small intestine, but first migrate in the human body, affects the blood and respiratory system. These intestinal parasites can be detected in the liver, gall bladder, heart, lungs. Common symptoms of ascariasis and allergic reaction.
• Pinworms – small worms, up to 1 cm, affects the intestines leading enterobiasis disease of the gastrointestinal tract, fatigue, sleep disorders, etc. the Typical symptom of pinworms is itching in the anus, where they lay their eggs.
• Trichinella – this microscopic worm (the size of only a few millimeters) leads to serious diseases – one that can, if not treated, leads to death. Adult species live in humans, the muscles (respiratory, face, etc.), cause, muscle pain, fever, swelling, allergic skin rash.
• Vlasoglavy – small worm (length of 4.5 cm, the front part of the body

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

Tapeworms (cestodes)

• A tapewormof the body, the length of which reaches up to 10 m, leads to the development of the difillobotrioz the nausea, weakness, vomiting, unstable stool, weakness, anemia.
• Pork tapeworm in length from 3 to 8 m, a parasite primarily in the small intestine causes two diseases: taeniasis, the dyspeptic, asthenic-neurotic, or abdominal disease, and cysticercosis, the intoxication, intestinal, allergic, respiratory symptoms. Depending on the localization of tsistitserki affects the muscles, brain, heart, eyes, etc.

• Beef tapewormwhose length may reach up to 18 m, caused by the beef tapeworm infection is considered one of the most dangerous types of worms. If you don't deal dehelmintization, it can stay in the body for up to 18-20 years! It is localized in the colon, causes severe poisoning of the slag materials as well as diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anemia, allergic reactions, problems with the nervous system.
• Dwarf tapeworm long, only 1.5-5 cm source gimenolepidoz the dyspepsia of pain, asthi is-neurotic symptoms affecting primarily the digestive and nervous system and the liver.
• Echinococcus is considered to be the smallest tape worm – the length of 2, 5 and 8, rarely 9-mm, but the infection of this terrible consequences, such as the liver, lungs, where they form the cysts or tumors causing dysfunction of these organs.

Worms-flukes (trematodes)

• Liver coincidence, or the liver Fluke - shaped sheet length of 30-50 mm, a width of 8-13 mm, with a suction cup. This damages the casings, the liver and clog the bile ducts that is able to completely block the flow of bile. Can lead to cirrhosis, jaundice, liver cancer.
• Cat (Siberian) fluke cat, or a Fluke, flat worm, with a length of 4-13 mm. Localization of the channels, the gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. Caused by opisthorchiasis in the development of gastritis, gastric ulcer, pancreatitis, inflammation of the gallbladder until the liver, cancer, which can lead to death.
• The lung fluke is an ovate-shaped, red-brown body with small spines, length 7,5-12 mm and a width of 4-8 mm. Affect your lungs causing inflammation, pleural effusion, focal fibrosis, and lung cancer. If the penetration into the brain causing encephalitis, and meningoencephalitis.
• Shistosoma (blood flukes) – dioecious worms the size of 1-2 cm, the eggs, which are increased in the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, polyps in the formation of the intestine, diarrhea, granulomatous inflammation, which is cancer of the bladder.

The infection sources

Helminthiasis can lead to many health problems, which reduce the life of 15-25 years. Many parasites are extremely difficult to detect. They could be anywhere - the blood, guts, lungs, heart, brain. The symptoms of worm infection can be mistaken for SARS, gastrointestinal disease, and the others. The fundamental error in such cases the delay! If you suspect the presence of parasites, you need the professionals. If we talk about medicines self treatment against the most common helminths (Ascaris, dyes, tapeworms) appropriate antiparasitic complex.

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

• if you don't wash your hands after toilet use and before eating;
• do not wash vegetables, fruits, vegetables consumed raw;
• do not place the meat, fish, sufficient heat treatment;
• incorrectly the consumption of salted fish, bacon;
• leave the food accessible to flies and cockroaches;
• use the feces as fertilizer for garden plots;
• swimming in the lakes;
• the contact with the stray animals.

However, the pet may be infected with the worms, because often animals serve as intermediate hosts of helminths, but the primary host is man.

Methods of the fight

• The very early to instill in children the habit of washing your hands. I need to do more than keep playing in the sand, the ground, puddles, where the most favourable conditions for eggs, larvae, parasites, and contact with pet street animals.
• If you have any discomfort, we do not exclude the bot, therefore, we recommend that appropriate tests should be conducted to the parasites identified to a specific species helminthiasisok (against most of the meds are.
• If the parasites detected is a member of the family, the drugs, the staff have to do everything.
• Folk medicine knows many ways how to get rid of the worms, and give a good effect.
• Don't leave it open to the cooked foods, bread, cakes, etc. flies or cockroaches carry eggs of intestinal worms – he didn't leave them in the products.
• Carefully observe the temperature regime in the process of cooking: meat, fish, which is often helminthiasisok eggs, boil/fry/bake.
• Rinse thoroughly in tap water vegetables, fruits, vegetables consumed raw.
• Regularly deworming Pets.
• Abandon the use of excrement as the fertilizer for garden plots.
• When traveling to exotic countries are extremely wary of the local cuisine, especially the street – there is no guarantee that they don't catch some exotic vermes.