Toxic OFF Official site
Share this

Signs of parasitic infection in humans and diagnoses

The doctor advises the patient

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

There are several 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 diverse.There are several signs that indicate that worms live in the body.

List of Specific Resources:

  • Parasites in the human body lead to the appearance of pain in the intestine;
  • There are problems with the chair;
  • Bruxism (a characteristic rattle of teeth that occurs at night);
  • A person loses weight (weight loss occurs due to the fact that the parasite eats at the expense of the owner and the deprive of the necessary vitamins and microelements);
  • Stomach irritation (colitis, continuously irritated intestinal syndrome);
  • Sleep disorders appear (the patient can be disturbed by itching in the anal region, which occurs due to the release of parasites to lay eggs).

These symptoms of infection are specific in nature, ie they may directly indicate the presence of bodies.

But there are non -specific symptoms of the presence of parasites, include:

  1. Cough, respiratory problems, inflammatory process in the respiratory system area.
  2. Headaches, blood pressure problems (blood pressure level puts it, can be high or suddenly decrease).
  3. Nervous overvoltage (unstable state of the psyche).
  4. Allergic reactions of the local type.
  5. Granulose (larvae grows with connective tissue, forming a small size of tumor formations).
  6. Cancer diseases (develop against the bottom of a decrease in immune system activity).
  7. Immunity weakening (development of autoimmune diseases, frequent acute respiratory viral infections and acute respiratory infections).
  8. Inflammation of the kidneys or pyelonephritis (occurs against the bottom of a parasitic disease).
  9. Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis with pipeline block).

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

Signs of infection, depending on the affected organ

The first signs of parasites in the human body:

The patient on the examination by the doctor
  • If the liver is affected.There are signs of cholelithiasis, the duct can be clogged with a larva or an adult helminth.Under the eyes there are yellow spots, the skin changes the shadow.There is an unpleasant taste after eating, burning with bitterness, the pain appears in the right hypochondrium.
  • If the intestine is affected.The first signs of intoxication occur, anemia appears.Body weight decreases markedly and increases.In the context of the helm tentic invasion, weakness, fatigue and other symptoms of over work appear.The appetite weakens, nausea appears after eating.There is pain in the gut, swelling, stomach pain after eating.
  • If the kidneys are affected.The characteristic signs of pyelonephritis arise, the output of the urine is disturbed, the structure of the kidneys is inflamed and modified.The pain appears in the lower back, there is a pain syndrome during urination.
  • If the lungs are affected.In the tissues of the lungs and bronchi, there are ascarid larvae, against which the infected person has a very persistent and very unpleasant cough.It's hard to deal with this with drug help.After pushing, the sputum appears.
In the early stage of development, it is quite difficult to recognize the disease.Parasites in the human body have not yet been established.

Symptoms depending on the type of parasite

Read more about the symptoms of manifestation of worms in humans:

  1. Askarids.Infection passes differently, but in the gut an adult female lays up to 25,000 eggs, they are covered with a special shell, consisting of 3 layers.The eggs are in the gut, with sufficient amount of oxygen and observing 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 a cough.With the push, she again goes to the intestine, where she continues to develop and after a while turns into a mature individual.The Ascarides life cycle is 12 months.During this year, the individual is in the gut, lays eggs that come out with feces.
  2. Vlashev.Due to the characteristics of the structure, this worm may violate the integrity of the intestinal membrane.He feeds on human blood, while his presence in the gut leads to various consequences.As the worm is in the large intestine, its functioning (host blood nutrition) leads to the adhesion of a secondary infection, appendicitis occurs.
    3. Types of parasites
  3. High -speakers.They are parasites, belong to the class of intestinal nematodes, they usually surprise children.If measures are not taken in time, the risk of developing enterobiosis is high.With repeated infection, the risk of relapse of the disease increases.
  4. Echinococcus.There is in many forms, cysts can infect tissues, defining a certain cavity.But the parasite himself lives in the gut, can be infected when in contact with animals (cats, dogs, domestic pigs), is also transmitted from helminth of humans to humans.
  5. Broad ribbon.It enters the human body in the form of a larva, the infection occurs after eating fish, which did not undergo proper heat treatment.The larva enters the small intestine, where he lives and develops for a long period of time, an adult individual can reach several meters long.
  6. High -speakers.This intestinal nematode most often affects children.Causes Enterobiasis.In the absence of treatment, remission may occur if the probability of re -infection can minimize.

The changes are observed continuously, the body cannot recover, it is difficult to deal with blood loss and nutrients.

Infection methods and possible consequences

What is the danger of worms for a person:

  • lead to a weakening of immune system activity (against the bottom of an immunity deficiency, health problems arise);
  • Chronic anemia appears (worms feed on blood, absorbing nutrients and vitamins with it);
  • Against the bottom of the infection, leukocytosis develops (the level of leukocytes in the blood increases, since the body is actively trying to deal with parasites with the help of white blood cells);
  • If a large number of helminths live in the gut, they can lead to their obstruction;
  • Cholecystitis (occurs if bile tributaries are clogged with worms);
  • Pneumonia (at the stage of migration, the larva may fall to the lungs and cause its inflammation).
Parasitic infection through the soil
If the treatment of the disease is selected incorrectly, it is performed premature or will be completely absent, then several diseases will occur, both inflammatory and autoimmune nature.

How worms are transmitted:

  1. You can infect upon contact with a person who has helminths.
  2. Drops transported by the air (inhalation of eggs).
  3. Through water and food.
  4. Through the ground.

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

Diagnostic methods

The diagnosis of worms in a person occurs in several steps:

  • donate blood to analysis;
  • Take the feces for analysis;
  • Make radiography.

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

The analysis of feces for worms is effective only if a person lives in a person's body, and is at the stage of migration (ie he has already placed eggs), that the doctor during the exam and detects in the stool.

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

X ray appliance

Which signs are characteristic of parasites, consideration of the test result:

  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 onset of worms are different and, according to statistics, about 85% of people around the planet are infected with helminths.The reason is that the treatment of helminthiasis has its own characteristics, occurs using various medications and, in some cases, is not highly effective.

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

  • It is worth consulting a doctor when the characteristic symptoms appear;
  • Do the necessary tests;
  • Get the results.

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