Parasitosis intestinal in adults and children

The intestinal parasitoses are worms that live as a parasite in the intestines of humans, they feed of your content or suck blood from the intestinal wall.

The of a person that may be the cause of serious, life-threatening diseases. Mostly children are found living in tropical and subtropical regions of rural africa, middle east, south asia, indonesia and central and south america.

what are the parasites in the intestine of the human

The people of the mediterranean areas of europe and southern north america, are relatively rare.

The dimensions of an adult, can reach 1 millimeter up to several meters. Invade the intestinal wall of the person and begin to suck them out of the blood or of free there live, using the nutrients.

The result of the means of life of these parasites is the inflammation of the fine or of the colon, ulcers, anemia, deficiency of vitamins (mainly A, c, b12). In the more severe cases may occur intestinal obstruction, and that by then you must go to a surgeon.

The larvae can be moved and in other organs (liver, spleen, bladder, muscles, lungs, brain), where they form cysts cause allergic inflammation.

Invasion is the infection of human, animal or vegetable parasites of any kind (including worms).

The symptoms of the infection

Intestinal parasites can live in the intestine of the person for many years without causing any symptoms.

General symptoms and signs can appear after several weeks or months after the invasion and manifest as pallor, weakness, frequent changes of fatigue (anemia caused by blood loss, the intake of worms), sleep disorders and weight loss.

Abdominal, symptoms can last from several weeks to several months and include:

  • Sensation of swelling.
  • Bad breath.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Vomiting.
  • Itching in the anal area.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Blood in the stool.
  • The presence of worms or of particles in the feces.
  • The itching and rashes on the skin.
  • Swelling around the eyes.
the parasites in the intestine of the human

The sources of infection

The eggs of intestinal parasites, they fall in the outside environment infected along with faeces of people or animals. Outside of the person's body, eggs need several days or weeks to develop to the stage of cysts, or worms are the immature (larvae) that can enter the body of the person through dirty hands or when you eat unwashed raw vegetables.

Another source of infection is the ingestion of foods rare meat of domestic pigs, fish and wild animals (wild boar, deer, etc).

Can also be spread through fleas, messengers that are pets.

A certain type of intestinal parasites can penetrate through the skin during the time of the navigation, or walk barefoot; when they reach the small or the colon begin to develop before the adults.

Round worms (nematodes)

Human Ascaris is found all over the world. Reaches a length of 16 cm and has a thickness of a pencil.

Nematodes are found mainly in tropical areas. After entering the intestine, they begin to suck blood from the intestinal wall.

Pinworm

The white worm, in the length reaches no more than half an inch. In the night you can come to the surface of the anal opening and in your sphere to lay eggs, which leads to a strong itching.

Trichinella

Cause trihinellez, people can become infected if they eat undercooked infected meat.

They can browse through the intestines to the muscles and other organs where they form cysts — encapsulated form, in which it is difficult to get rid. The main symptoms — pain in the abdomen, the muscles, the joints, swelling of the eyes, and rashes on the skin.

Trematody

Cells of the blood flukes cause schistosomiasis, intestinal. It is found mainly in africa, the middle east, the caribbean and south america. In the length constitute not more than 25 mm and a thickness of about 1 mm Egg red blood cells of the blood flukes can be detected in the feces and urine.

Cestodes

The choice of lentets enters the body through the consumption of contaminated food of the fish. In the length of the parasite can reach up to 10 m. Distributed on the territory of europe, russia and the united states.

Of the bovine and porcine tsepni

Acquiring them is possible through the consumption of foods to be undercooked beef or pork.

The parasite spread all over the world, especially vulnerable to infection people living in rural areas. The adult worms can reach a length of over 20 m.
parasites in the human intestine Trichinella

Cucumber tsepen

It is often found in pets dogs and cats. People rarely spread of the data of an intestinal parasite because the main source of dissemination of the eggs of cucumber tsepnja are fleas.

If you are suffering from the inexplicable bloating, diarrhea, weakness or loss of weight in the first place, the doctor should be suspected as a possible cause of the infection of intestinal parasites. To confirm this you should donate blood and feces for analysis.

The prevention of the

For prevention, simply make the following recommendations:

  • Always wash your hands after going to the bathroom, working with the soil, and after contact with pets.
  • Do not walk barefoot and do not bathe in stagnant, shallow bodies of water.
  • Carefully subjecting to heat treatment of meat products.
  • Periodically to undergo medical tests.
10.12.2018