Types of parasites in the human body, solely various. In his number, along with multi-celled organisms and protozoa are also part of the viruses, bacteria and fungi that parasites at the expense of the human body, although the doctor in the tradition of the bacteria and viruses are not considered one of the parasites.
We will consider the main types of endoparasites human. The appearance of many of them can be seen only under the microscope, and some, in particular, helminths, surprised by its dimensions. We will start with the most simple:
- Giardia along with dysbiosis are also the cause of the IMR, anemia and intoxication of the organism.
- Toxoplasma affects the brain, the eyes, the heart muscle, the nervous system, but the danger they pose to pregnant women for the risk of death due to fetal or serious of their defeats.
- Amoebae are capable of causing dysentery, amebic encephalitis, amebic and other dangerous diseases.
- Trichomonas are the origins of infectious diseases of the nervous system.
Most common parasites
The most common form of endo-parasites are, without doubt, helminths (worms), which, according to various sources, infected more than 80% of the population of the planet.
A large number of these parasites are divided into to main types:
- nematodes – nematodes (ascaride, ostritsy, Trichinella, vlasoglav etc);
- cestodes tape worms (lentetsy, pig and bull tsepen, tapeworm etc);
- trematody – worms-flukes (liver, blood, lung, as well as the trematodes that inhabit the intestine).
You can sometimes find more of a common classification, according to which all types of parasites of people are divided into:
- translucent (intestinal), infect in the intestine;
- cloth, localized in other organs and tissues.
However, the majority of helminths in the different stages of their life cycle spend and the fabric, and the intestinal period of development with the sintomatologa.
Let's look at a brief description of the most common species of helminths.
Round worms (nematodes)
- Ascaride most common of the nematodes of the length of 20 to 40 cm, parasites in the small intestine, but previously to migrate in the human body, to the surprise of the circulatory and the respiratory system. Along with the bowel of these parasites can be found in the liver and the gall bladder, the heart and the lungs. Frequent symptom living with roundworm – an allergic reaction.
- Ostritsy small worms, up to 1 cm, which affect the bowel and cause enterobiasis with the disorder work gastrointestinal, fatigue, sleep disorders, and other Hallmark symptom of the presence of pinworms – itching in the area of the anus, where they lay their eggs.
- Trichinella – these worms are microscopic in size in only a few millimeters) lead to a large disease – trihinellez, which may, in the absence of treatment lead to death. The adults inhabit the body of the people in the different types of muscles (respiratory, facial, and other), causing muscle aches, fever, swelling, allergic skin rashes.
- Vlasoglavy – small worms (length of up to 4.5 cm, with the front part of the body
in the form of a thread), the larvae are called trihozefalez with acute diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms that are reminiscent of the appendicitis. As A result of the intoxication of the organism develops anemia.
Tape worms (cestodes)
- The choice of lentets, the body length of a prison term of up to 10 m, leads to the development of the difillobotrioz with nausea, weakness, vomiting, unstable chair, asthenia, and anemia.
- Swine tsepen has a length of 3 to 8 m, parasitizes mainly in the small intestine and causes two diseases: taeniasis with dyspeptic, asthenic-neurotic and abdominalnim by syndromes, and the cysticercosis with intoxication, intestinal, allergic, and respiratory syndromes. Depending on the location of tsistitserki the involvement of the muscles, the brain, the heart, eyes and other
- Bullish tsepen, of a length that can reach up to 18 m, causes the beef tapeworm infection, and is considered one of the most dangerous species of worms. If you do not question what to do deworming, you can live in the human body, up to 18-20 years. It is located in the colon, causes a strong intoxication by the products of their livelihoods, as well as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anemia, allergic reactions, and problems with the nervous system.
- Dwarfish tsepen of the total length of 1.5-5 cm from the source of the gimenolepidoz with dyspeptic, armbar and asthenic-neurotic syndromes that affect, above all, digestive, and nervous systems of the body, as well as the liver.
- Echinococcus is considered the most fine of the tape worm – its length is only 2.5 to 8, rarely 9 millimeters, however, the infection will have terrible consequences in the form of lesions in the liver and lungs, where they form cysts and tumors that cause the dysfunction of these organs.
Worms-flukes (trematody)
- Liver Fluke, or fluke liver shape resembles a length of 30 to 50 mm and a width of 8 to 13 mm, it has a suction cup. Damages the sheath of the liver and sticking the bile ducts, is capable of coating completely the reflux of bile. Can lead to cirrhosis, jaundice and liver cancer.
- Cat (siberian) Fluke, or fluke feline, plane of the worm length from 4 to 13 mm from the Location of the ducts of the gallbladder, the liver and the pancreas. Called opisthorchiasis with the development of gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, until the cancer of the liver, which can lead to death.
- Lung Fluke is ovoid in shape, red-brown body with small spines, length of 7.5 to 12 mm with a width of 4 to 8 mm Affects the lungs, causing inflammation, pleural effusion, coordinator of the fibrosis and lung cancer. Penetrate into the brain causes encephalitis and meningoencephalitis.
- Schistosoma (blood flukes) – razdelnopolie worms the size of 1-2 cm, the eggs that cause the increase in the size of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, the formation of polyps in the intestine, diarrhea, granulomatous inflammation, which lead to bladder cancer.
The sources of infection
Helminthiasis, like other diarrheal diseases, it is more often the "disease of dirty hands", which leads to the ingestion of eggs and larvae of helminths in the human body:
- when they do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and before eating;
- do not wash the vegetables, the fruits and vegetables that are consumed raw;
- do not put meat and fish sufficient heat treatment;
- when the consumption of badly salted fish and the fat;
- leave prepared food available for the flies and cockroaches;
- use the stool as fertilizer in the garden garden sections;
- bathe in the not destined for it, the reservoirs;
- come in contact with stray animals.
However, and your pet may also get worms, because often animals serve as intermediate masters for the deworming, and the owner is a person.
The methods of struggle
- From the earliest age to instill in children the habit of washing hands. They should do it more often, as we constantly Potter in the sand, the dirt, the puddles, where the most favourable conditions for eggs and larvae of parasites, and contact with pets and stray animals.
- If you encounter any discomfort, can not exclude the helminthiasis, therefore, it is recommended to make an analysis corresponding to the parasite to determine the specific type of helminthes (against the majority of them there are medications.
- If the parasites are to be found here in a member of the family, medications for helmintiasisy must take all.
- Popular medicine knows many ways, the way to get rid of the worms, and give him a good effect.
- Do not leave open dishes, bread, cakes, etc, so that flies or cockroaches as vectors of eggs of the worms – don't have left of their products.
- Carefully the temperature in the cooking process of the meat and the fish, which is often found here the eggs of the helminths, either cook/roast/bake.
- It is good to wash under running water, the vegetables, the fruits, the vegetables that are consumed raw.
- Regularly deworming pets.
- Opt out of the use of the droppings as organic manure in his gardens, garden plots.
- When you travel to exotic countries of the extreme caution with the dishes of the local cuisine, especially the proposal in the street – there is no guarantee that they do not take something no less exotic worms.
Types of parasites in the human body
Many centuries in the human body, is installed and successfully parasitized creature malicious, which is fed thanks to the valuable products of the vital activity, long time, lived in organs and tissues, literally sucking master the forces of life. There are a variety of types of parasites in the human body, in the interior of the body can live for many thousands of millions of different species.
By type of location
Intestinal (live in the digestive tract, hitting the small intestine):
- Round helminths.
- Tapeworms.
Extraintestinal (living in different areas of the body of the person, more often, in the liver, brain):
According to the method of the infection
Contagious (spread from an infected person to a healthy one by contact with him or with the use of funds of personal hygiene (towels, toothbrush, utensils, toys)):
- Dwarfish tsepen.
- Ostritsy.
Bio-helminth (the infection occurs through interaction with animals or ingestion of contaminated meat, which has not been subjected to an appropriate process of heat treatment):
The diversity of parasites in the human body
- Bullish tsepen.
- Swine tsepen.
Geohelminths (the infection occurs through unwashed vegetables, fruit, vegetable):
Biological Characteristics
This group of parasites are classified into:
- Tapeworms.
- Nematodes.
- The flukes.
The prevention of the infection
Strict compliance of the rules of hygiene will help to avoid the infection of parasitic worms.
We should not forget the washing of the hands with an antibacterial soap, especially after a visit to the street and public places, the bathroom, and before preparing food. You must to cut the nails and cleaned regularly.
Hot irons, is able to overcome have already appeared worms. All personal items should be washed and ironed, and also not to forget the wet cleaning of the house.
The beings that live in the body of animals, humans, birds and fish that feed at the expense of its carrier, are called parasites.
The livelihoods of these bodies in the body of the person does not lead to anything good, parasites can cause serious complications and even death.
We will examine the types of parasites in the human body more. Below is the detailed classification of the parasites.
The worms
- Nematodes in the body of a person of good moral ascaride and ostritsy
- Flat worms – the body of the person, is the ideal place where you can live in pork and beef tsepen, liver Fluke etc
Insects
Fight with several types of parasites is quite difficult, because in the process of its means of life are well justified, and are pasted to the walls of the organs of the special suckers and hooks.
Some species can live in the cellular and tissue levels, and hence see with the nearly unreal. This refers to the worms. Pests of made it a bit easier, as it usually is found here in the surface of the body, where it can catch and destroy.
What are are the parasites live in the intestine? So, let's look at each one of them and the places where they live worms parasites and protozoa.
Protozoa
Absolutely invisible is seen with the naked eye parasites. Among the simplest and there are benign of representatives – euglena, green, ciliate observed etc
The most dangerous to man are:
Vector of this type of parasites is the mosquito that dwells on the territory of central, south america and africa, where climates are warm and moist. Such conditions are favorable for life plasmodia.
The clinical symptoms manifest themselves already in the day after which the micro-organism begins to live in man and, more specifically, your liver. The signs of infection of Plasmodium are: severe headache, nausea, and vomiting.
A few days later, the infected person, quickly raises the temperature of the body, begins diarrhea, begins a rapid dehydration.
- Giardia and dysentery the amoeba.
These types of protozoa parasite that live in the digestive tract. The carrier can get to be like the man, like any other animal. Favorite locations, where the parasites can live their entire life cycle, that is the upper small intestine, and the department of colon.
The origins of this type of parasites in the body are dirty fruits and vegetables, the raw water. The first symptoms appear fairly quickly. The main symptom of the infection Giardia or amoeba dysentery is abundant liquid of the chair. Then, the temperature rises, begins vomiting. If time does not take measures, there is a risk of death of a strong dehydration.
The flatworms
This type of parasites in the human body, it is also very dangerous. These flatworms are called because the shape of your body reminiscent of the plane of the ribbon. There are more harmless to the human type of flat worms is ciliated worms. And here is hazardous parasites – Flukey and tapeworms about them we will talk more.
By size of flat worms of this kind of small, but adhere to the walls of human organs is very durable thanks to its suckers.
Fluke, parasitic mainly in the liver and the intestine, causing anemia, constant headaches and drastic weight loss.
This worms may, in the course of his life to penetrate into the lungs and even the brain, causing serious consequences. Source flounder infest are the dirty water and the plants.
The representatives of the tape worms of the bovine and swine tsepen – can reach lengths of up to 10 meters. The parasites live in the intestine of the human, to know, in subtle.
The most dangerous of the tape worms is Echinococcus, that can affect the brain and the lungs.
Lose weight in normal way, the appetite is the main symptom of the infection of tape worms.
The prevention of the
Prevention is an integral part in the fight against the parasites. Previously it has been said, what are are the parasites in the human body. As to the worms, and protozoa, which modern medicine offers a great selection of medications for the prevention and integrated control of pests.
But it's not worth naming for the medication yourself, you should first consult a specialist, without more, if you are concerned about any of the symptoms. After the completion of the tests required physician determines the medication, in function of the way in which the parasites live in the human body.
Because each medication acts on certain types of parasitism, universal, unfortunately, does not exist. And is a specialist will help you find a current medication, in this case, in the defense of a certain kind of parasites in man.