Parasites in the human body

Parasites(from the Greek parasitos - parasite, parasite) - lower order plant and animal organisms that live outside or inside another organism (host) and feed at its expense.

Parasitesit arose in the process of the historical development of organisms from free-living forms.

Their adaptation to certain living conditions was accompanied by the simplification of their organization, the development of special attachment organs, the increased development of the genitals and the anoxybiotic respiration that enabled them to live in an oxygen-free environment.

Many parasites include:

• helminths;
• mushrooms;
• viruses;
• protozoa;
• worms;
• crustaceans;
• arachnids;
• insects.

Hosts of parasites can be:

• bacteria;
• protozoa;
• plants;
• animals;
• Human.

Parasites go through a complex development cycle: in some cases, they require the exchange of 2-3 hosts whose organisms are intermediate (the worm goes through the larval stage) or final (the worm becomes sexually mature and invasive).

Classification of parasites

According to their distribution, parasites are divided into:

• It is omnipresent- found everywhere.
• Tropical- common in tropical climate zones.

According to biological and epidemiological characteristics, parasitosis are divided into:

• Geohelminthiasis- a disease in which the parasites (helminths) develop first in the human body and then on an inanimate substrate, often in the soil.
• Biohelminthosesa disease in which the biological development cycle of a parasite (helminth) necessarily takes place in the organism of organisms other than humans.There are final hosts in whose organism the helminths develop to the sexually mature stage, as well as intermediate hosts where the parasite is in the larval stage or does not reproduce sexually.Man is often the final owner, less often the intermediate owner.
• Contact helminthiasis- a disease in which the parasites are released maturely or almost maturely from the human body, as a result of which it is possible to infect or re-infect another person (autoinfestation, reinvasion).

Depending on where the parasite is located in the human body:

• Luminal parasites- those living in the intestinal cavity and other cavities of the human body (for example roundworms, tapeworms).
• Tissue parasites- living in the tissues of the human body (schistomatosis, echinococcosis).

According to the place of residence of the owner (person):

• External parasites(mosquitoes, horseflies, leeches, lice).
• Internal parasites(helminthiasis):
  • roundworms (nematodes - roundworms, filaria, whipworms, pinworms, strongyloides, hookworms, trichinella);
  • flatworms:
    • trematodes (for deep - cat fluke (opisthorchid), clonorchidea, fasciola, schistosoma);
    • cestodes (tapeworms - cattle and pig tapeworms, dwarf tapeworms, broad tapeworms, echinococcus).
• Bacteriosis(leptospira, staphylococcus, streptococcus, shigella).
• Protozoans or protozoans(hosts of amoeba, lamblia, trichomonas, often chlamydia and AIDS virus).
• Mycoses(fungal diseases) - candida, cryptococcus, penicillium.

How parasites enter the human body

It is not only dirty hands that can infect you with parasitosis.Animal hair is a carrier of worm eggs (ascaris and toxocara), Giardia.

Worm eggs shed from wool remain viable for up to 6 months and enter the food system through dust, toys, carpets, underwear, bedding and hands.

Dogwith its wet breath, it disperses the eggs up to a distance of 5 meters (cat - up to 3 meters).

Fleasdogs also carry worm eggs.Ascaris eggs enter the human body through poorly washed vegetables, fruits, berries, herbs, dirty hands, and are also spread by flies.

Improperly prepared kebabs or homemade lard are the way to get infected with trichinosis;poorly salted fish, caviar or "stroganina" - opisthorchiasis and tapeworm.

So, parasites enter the human body in several ways:

• nutritional(with contaminated food, water, dirty hands);
• contact household(through household items, from infected family members, pets);
• transmission(via blood-sucking insects);
• percutaneously,or active (in which the larva enters the human body through the skin or mucous membrane during contact with contaminated soil, swimming in open water).

Adaptive properties of parasites:

• long life expectancy (helminths live in the human body for years, and sometimes as long as the owner of the parasite lives);
• the ability to suppress or modify the immune response of the host (a state of immunodeficiency occurs, conditions are created for the penetration of pathogens from the outside, as well as the "inhibition" of internal infection foci);
• Once in the digestive system, many types of worms secrete anti-enzymes, which save them from death;the digestive process is interrupted, toxic-allergic reactions of varying severity occur: hives, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis;
• developmental stages (egg, larva, host change);
• the ability of eggs to survive for years in the external environment;
• sexual reproduction, during which the exchange of genetic information takes place, and this is the highest level of development, which leads to the growth of a heterogeneous population, that is, parasites become less vulnerable;
• lack of immunoprophylaxis methods, as the immune response is weak and unstable;
• wide distribution of helminths, many habitats (water, soil, air, plants and animals).

Epidemiology of parasitosis

Thanks to the increasing migration processes, the diversity of helminths parasitizing the human body increases significantly.Currently, of the more than 260 existing parasite species, 70 are common.There is a tendency to increase infections caused by enterobiasis, giardiasis, toxocariasis, opisthorchiasis, diphyllobothriasis, tenidosis and echinococcosis.Schistosomiasis and filariasis are common in the countries of Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.

"Healthy" people...Many people who lead a healthy lifestyle have health problems due to parasites in their bodies.Improving the health of the body (proper nutrition, exercise, hardening procedures) without getting rid of parasites does not give a pronounced positive effect.

They are everywhere...According to the World Health Organization (WHO), helminths and other types of parasites can be found not only in the gastrointestinal tract, but also in vital organs: the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys.

It is the cause of many diseases

During their life, helminths secrete special substances - toxoids - which are strong poisons and allergens.Parasites (protozoans, fungi and worms) are the triggers of many chronic diseases:

• cholecystitis;
• cholelithiasis;
• pancreatitis;
• colitis;
• diabetes mellitus;
• bronchial asthma;
• atopic dermatitis.

Chronic fatigue, irritability and anxiety, hyperactivity in children, anemia, brittle nails and hair, problematic skin, headaches, appetite disturbances, reduced immunity - these can be signs of current parasitosis.

If not treated...If the parasites remain in the human body for a long time, the immune system suffers greatly.During the constant struggle with foreign antibodies, it leads to exhaustion, i.e. the development of secondary immune deficiency.

Parasitosis leads to:

• hypovitaminosis and depletion of trace elements: potassium, copper, manganese, selenium, zinc, magnesium, silicon;
• for hematopoietic disorders;
• hormonal imbalance;
• the permeability of blood vessels is impaired;
• The body's anti-cancer defense suffers.

How have you been saved before?For thousands of years, people, eating mainly plant foods, have also received antimicrobial, anti-parasitic and anti-viral natural active ingredients.Reducing the consumption of wild plants, fruits and berries, replacing them with cultivated vegetables and fruits, thermal and industrial processing led to a decrease in the consumption of natural phytoncides and antibiotics.As a result, humans have become easy prey for many microorganisms.The intensive development of the pharmaceutical industry producing antibiotics has led to a decrease in anti-parasitic immunity.

Traditional medicine to eliminate parasites in the human body

Synthetic anthelmintic drugs have their advantages and disadvantages.There are three main negative factors:

• often only the gastrointestinal forms of the parasite are affected;
• very toxic to the human body;
• causes many side effects.

Science doesn't stop!There is intensive scientific research into the antibiotic properties of plants worldwide.In terms of their effectiveness, they are not inferior to synthetic antibiotics, but they do not cause the side effects typical of synthetic drugs.The healing components of plants are complex natural phytoncide complexes that can rid the human body of many parasites at different stages of their development.

Nature!This is what helps us!Herbal preparations are much less toxic;if necessary, they can also be prescribed in long courses;they activate antiparasitic immunity and effectively suppress the vital activity and reproduction of parasites in the human body.

Parasites are widespread diseases that have a toxic and harmful effect on the human body.Since treatment with chemical drugs has a negative effect on the body, the optimal solution to the problem of combating parasitosis is herbal products.