To date, the prevalence of diseases caused by parasites, diseases remains high. Among children of preschool and younger school age is the most common of the infection pinworms. If the family has children, in the majority of cases infected adults. Another of the very common helminths that occur in countries with a temperate climate and are not always symptomatic, it is ascariasis. For adults, Hobbies related to hunting and fishing, as well as a feature difillobotrioz and trichinosis.
Unlike children, adults have an immune system stronger and formed the body, giving rise to symptoms of infection with worms requires a large load parasitic. Most helminths are not able to complete the entire cycle of development in the body, and their number only grows with repeated ingestion of the eggs. Therefore, people who are inside of have worms, they usually have them in such numbers that the symptoms of worms in humans do not appear never or many years. The most common types of worms live several weeks to two years. Others, such as pigs, cattle and other cepni, can parasitize within human decades. There are also dangerous worms that are not of long duration, but able to infinitely multiply in the host (dwarf tapeworm, Ancylostoma, etc.).
Helminthiasis caused by different types of pathogens that can be produced with the excuse of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiovascular system and pathologies of the respiratory system.
Common signs and symptoms of worms in humans
In the majority of cases, the symptoms of worms in humans for a long time not seen, even though the damage they cause. But it all depends on the infection load and the type of parasites.
The more likely it is that the symptoms of the presence of worms in humans is a common malaise, fatigue, weakness, itching of the anus.
The main characteristics of the worms, which are especially can often be seen in a person (especially a child), there is a strong loss of weight, anemia, weakness, pale skin, diseases of the digestive system (constipation and diarrhea), vomiting, and the presence in the stool symptoms, such as segments of tapeworms or adults round.
In addition to General signs and symptoms of worms in humans, its presence has a number of specific manifestations, which are individual to each system of the body.
The Gastrointestinal Tract
If the main location of worm infection is the lumen of the intestine, the main signs of this illness are violations of the functions of the digestive system. The main symptoms of worms in adults with lesions of the digestive tract can be divided into:
- alternating constipation and diarrhea;
- nausea and vomiting;
- abdominal pain without clear localization;
- excessive bloating.
The severity of these symptoms is different for each person, as well as specific clinical cases.
An excessive amount of adult worms in the intestinal lumen can cause complete or partial overlap, causing persistent disorder of the chair.
Central nervous system
The result of the activity of the majority of helminths is toxic substances that cause the phenomenon of intoxication of the organism. The Constant exposure to toxic substances in the body leads to the formation of persistent disorders of the Central nervous system. The main nervous signs of worms in adults are the following:
- headache, of varying intensity
- dizziness
- a feeling of nausea, sometimes vomiting
- the fever until the fever
- pain in the large and small joints.
Beriberi, which is a constant companion of helminth infection, combined with the toxic effects on the nervous system leads to the formation of the syndrome of chronic fatigue, loss of concentration, and increased sleepiness or insomnia.
Skin
Today, fully proven, that the worms and allergies in adults United for a cause-effect relationship. A person who suffers from helminthiasis, deteriorates the condition of the skin. Waste the majority of worms are perceived by the body as foreign agents, which leads to the formation of allergic reactions.
As a result of excessive production by the body of the main mediator of allergies — histamine, were observed on the surface of the skin of certain lesions, edema. In addition, the person begins to disturb the constant itching sensation, you can receive a cough, nasal congestion.
The immune system
Along with a decrease in all functions of the body, a strong inhibition of the immune system of the protection of the person. The decrease in the protective forces of the body can lead to a worsening of the chronic diseases or due to the formation of the inflammatory diseases of the nasal cavity, oral cavity, organs of the reproductive system female.
It is worth noting that one of the possible causes of snoring for the night can be a worm infestation in the body.
The most common symptoms of helminth infections
Characteristics of clinical manifestations and the degree of its intensity depends directly on the type of pathogen. For example, ascariasis is possible to observe the first symptoms of worms in adults after 2 days from the time of infection during larval migration bloodstream. Some parasites have an incubation period up to 18 months.
Ascariasis
The main symptoms of ascariasis in adults is directly dependent on the phases of the life cycle of helminths. The migration of the larvae of the causative agents of ascariasis occurs under medium to enter the bloodstream and flow through the blood throughout the body. If the larvae enter the tissues of the lungs, the main symptoms of the disease can be called the appearance of subfebrile temperature, dry cough, weakness, General malaise. In severe cases, may develop purulent bronchitis and pneumonia. When the bloodstream the larvae ascarids fall into the gastrointestinal tract, it is a violation of their functions. A person suffering from parasites, there is a strong loss of body weight.
Enterobiasis
The most characteristic and pronounced symptom of the disease is the appearance of severe itching in the anus, which is significantly improved in the mists of time. Another important function of diagnosis of the infection is the duration and the frequency of the itching. In this case, the itch lasts no more than 2 consecutive days, after which the " I " disappears and reappears after 2-3 weeks.
Intestinal schistosomiasis, hookworm morbidity, richocephalosis, difillobotrioz
The combination of these varieties of helminthiasis due to the fact that each one of them gives a clinical picture similar. The result of moderate flow (with a relatively small number of parasites) of this type of diseases is the imbalance of normal and pathogenic microflora in the intestine, so that the main symptoms in adults are expressed in the form of dysbiosis, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea (including blood). When more serious symptoms much more serious.
Other manifestations of this group of helminths include vitamin, 12 deficiency iron-deficiency anemia, a deficiency of vitamin A.
Schistosomiasis (genitourinary)
The development of this form of schistosomiasis is manifested as disorders of urination, as well as the typical impurities from the blood in the urine.
Trichinosis
The specified variety of helminths is often manifested in the following symptoms:
- the increase in body temperature to fever;
- edema of the face, especially the eyelids;
- spontaneous pain in the muscles.
Strongyloidiasis
The causative agent is usually pretium intestinal. This type of worm infestation is characterized by a primary lesion of the gastrointestinal tract. The main symptoms of this disease are:
- the lesions of the gallbladder and of the bile ducts;
- diarrhoeal disorders (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, diarrhea, flatulence);
- the allergic reactions of varying severity.
In clonorchiasis, fascioliasis, opisthorchiasis
Presented to a group of helminth infection predominantly affects the liver parenchyma, gallbladder and bile ducts. The more likely it is that the symptoms for opisthorchiasis in adults are the following:
- the enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly);
- increased concentration of bilirubin in the blood (icteric syndrome);
- the development of chronic pancreatitis and in holecistoholangit;
- violations of the Central nervous system.
The article describes the signs and symptoms of common types of worms that infected people. Some, especially zoonotic helminths may have different clinical picture, which includes the increase of body parts, balls under the skin or in the eyes, partial or total loss of vision without return. To confirm or refute the infection is only possible by means of the successful completion of a special laboratory tests that is prescribed by your doctor individually.