Worms are parasitic worms found in the human body or in the body of an animal. They have a negative effect on the whole body, or on a particular organ, which has a detrimental effect on health.
Causes
The disease manifests itself in different ways. It affects what type of worms they belong to, where they are in the body and how many of them there are. Helminthiasis is often characterized by weight loss, physical weakness, dizziness, and excessive irritability. If the worms are found in the intestines, it is accompanied by constipation, diarrhea, a feeling of nausea with possible vomiting.
In parasitism in the liver - icteric skin tone and edema; if in the lungs, the appearance of cough and runny nose. With any type of disease, activity and performance decrease. As far as children are concerned, there can be disturbances in the mental and physical development of the child, developmental delays, puberty and memory problems. This disease is caused when helminth eggs enter the human body. We can get them through dirty fruits and vegetables, half-cooked meat and fish, and most often they are unwashed hands.
Symptoms
Infection of a person with worms, depending on their species, can occur when consuming poorly cooked animal meat infected with eggs and larvae or when eggs and larvae enter the human body whose development takes place in the soil. Here they develop into adults.
The number of worms in the human body with advanced disease can be very large. Adult worms and their eggs can be excreted from the human body along with feces, which is a major symptom in recognizing the cause of the disease. In addition, there are more complex diagnostic methods based on blood tests, sputum, etc. , Which are carried out in hospitals. When infected with worms, it can be:
- general weakness and weakness;
- rapid fatigue, increased or decreased appetite;
- nausea, vomiting, sharp abdominal pain, rapid weight loss;
- diarrhea with the release of worms in the feces;
- feeling itchy in the anal area;
- sleep disorders.
Diagnosis
To determine how to treat worms, a pediatrician prescribes:
- general fecal analysis;
- general blood test;
- X-ray examination of the intestine;
- scraping the skin from the perianal area.
The following worms are most commonly found in humans: pinworms, roundworms associated with roundworms, various types of tapeworms associated with tapeworms. The main sources of infection are dirty hands, unwashed fruits and vegetables, untested food, contaminated water and flies.
Treatment
Treatment needed against worms includes:
- antiparasitic drugs;
- sorbents;
- enzymes;
- immunomodulators;
- hepatoprotectors.
If you do not determine in time how to get rid of worms, there is a risk of complications:
- jaundice;
- intestinal obstruction;
- pancreatitis;
- purulent skin lesions;
- anemia.
Prophylaxis
To prevent infection and the spread of ascaris, you need to follow the rules of personal hygiene, wash your hands, vegetables and fruits thoroughly and keep the toilets clean. In order not to face the problem of how to remove worms in the future, it is recommended:
- adhere to the rules of personal hygiene;
- wash products thoroughly before use;
- perform the necessary heat treatment of meat, fish, seafood before eating them;
- supervise children during games (so as not to take objects from the floor in their mouths).