14 parasites that live in humans

Bed bugs

Furniture, Wallpaper, mattresses – all, the preferred habitat of the small, flat insects known as bed bugs. They prefer to live in the vicinity of persons or Pets, in the night, unhindered, out from their hiding places to soak up the warm human blood.

These bugs are not vectors of disease, but can cause an allergic reaction. If the bites comb strong, in ranku can enter the infection. You treat the bite with an antiseptic or take an antihistamine.

LICE

These insects also feed on human blood. And contrary to popular belief, can live not only on the head but the whole body.

To catch lice at the simplest, the by close contact with someone you already have, and fight with various means, including special Shampoos.

SCABIES BUGS

Scabies mites cause to penetrate into the skin and lay eggs. And the infection is prolonged contact with the skin of the patient.

The symptoms of scabies itching, rash, and the formation of crusts on the surface of the affected skin. Is treated with special drugs.


PORK TSEPEN

This parasite is more commonly in the human body bad with the finished pork, but also the transmission can also be through contact with feces of an infected Person or animal

The parasite infests the gut and the brain, that leads to a disease, the call headache. Depending on the severity of the disease, the treatment is either not carried out or surgical methods are used.

Parasites build their lives in the vicinity of us (and in us), and we know and suspect

Naegleria fowleri

Nigeria Fowler

Naegleria fowleri – Amoeba in warm freshwater, the most common in Southeast Asia and this incident in the human body when bathing, and penetration of water into the nose.

The cause of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis – a disease that destroys the brain. Symptoms: headache, high fever, vomiting, confusion, seizures, incoordination and loss of consciousness. At this time there are only new drugs from such a disease, so that the rate of survival with him until a very low level.

ROUNDWORMS

A whole group of worms (roundworms , Trichinella, pinworms, and so on). Most of them relates to the intestines. But in a way that causes trichinosis, affects the muscles.

Simtomi infestation with such parasites: pain in the abdomen (the thread worm), blood loss and anemia , itching in the area of the Anus (pinworm), pain, fever, swelling of the face, redness of the eyes, skin rash (Trichinella), phlegm, fluid and blood in the stool, damage to the mucous membrane of the colon (whip worm).

Get rid of such parasites can be recommended with drugs that by a doctor.

LAMBLIA ESCHERICHIA

If you are after a trip in the nature, they began to torment symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, cramps, nausea, and then - to the fortuneteller do not go in your body of these harmful parasites is penetrated, certainly. By viruses through food and water, as well as through contact with the feces of an infected Person or animal can. Fortunately repairable is fast and not to expensive drugs.

trypanosome

This parasite causes life-threatening disease Chagas. The disease spreads a special kind of bugs. The symptoms – fever, fatigue, head and muscle pain, skin rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and swelling of the eyelids – manifest themselves very quickly.

Chagas Disease

The disease can lead to chronic defeat of the heart and of the intestines. The disease can be cured with the help of special medications.

KRIPTORIDII

These parasites infect the intestine. They spread through contact with the feces of an infected Person or animal. The infection occurs most often while bathing. The you requested, diarrhea can last for a long time, but often requires no treatment.

PLAZMODIUM falciparum;

The carriers of this parasite, the Malaria mosquito. This type of Malaria Tropica, is considered to be the most dangerous and causes more deaths than any other.

Simtomi are similar to the symptoms of the flu – chills, fever, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. For the establishment of the diagnosis requires laboratory examination of the blood. The main thing to remember - the sooner the treatment is begun, the greater the chance for survival of the patient.

Trichomitus

This parasite causes a disease called Trichomoniasis. In most of the infected have no symptoms. But some feel itching, burning or irritation in the genital area. The disease is treated with antibiotics.

DIENTAMEBAFRAGILIS

Doctors still do not know how this parasite infests the large intestine, enters the body. Some of the disease pain asymptomatic, while others complain of abdominal and diarrhea.

DIENTAMEBAFRAGILIS (dientamoeba fragilis) is present in all regions of the world. The doctor will give you special medications for dealing with this micro-organism may prescribe.

TOXOPLASMA

This parasite feels right at home in meat, water and feces of the cats. In humans Toxoplasma gondii the disease is caused with a similar name - toxoplasmosis. And its symptoms of the flu are similar to sometimes.

In pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems the symptoms can be severe, for example, in the case of toxoplasmosis cysts in the muscles, in the brain and even the eyes can. If necessary, drug treatment is assigned.

THE GUINEA WORM

The disease that occurs as a result of these parasites (scientific name Dracunculus was unable to destroy him), in our time - through the mediation of information on precautionary measures. The parasite in the human body in the Absorption of water in the veslonogie cancers, the infected larvae of the parasite.

In the human body they grow in the intestine, then you are walking vessels into the lymph and from there penetrate into the skin and in the skin localized. Among the signs of his fever, swelling and pain at the site of localization of the worm can. But from the Moment of infection until the first symptoms appear, year can happen. And the treatment is not available.