14 parasites that live in humans

BED BUGS

The furniture, Wallpaper, mattresses – all the preferred habitat of small, flat insects known as bed bugs. They prefer to live near people or Animals in the night to perfection out of their hiding places to feed on warm human blood.

These bugs do not carry diseases, but can cause an allergic reaction. If bites are hard to comb, the wound can get infected. Treatment of the bite with an antiseptic or take an antihistamine.

LICE

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

Lice are the easiest to pick up through close contact with someone who already have, and fight through a variety of means, including special shampoos.

SCABIES BED BUGS

Due to scabies mites that penetrate the skin and lay eggs there. And the infection occurs when prolonged contact with the skin of an infected person.

The symptoms of scabies include itching, rash, and flaking of the affected skin surface. Treat with special medicines.


PORK HAD

This parasite often enters the human body, with poorly prepared meat and pork, but also of transmission is also possible through contact with the feces of an infected person or animal.

The parasite infects the intestine and the brain, which leads to the disease that caused headaches. Depending on the severity of the disease, the treatment is either not possible at all or surgical methods are used.

Parasites build their lives around us (and in us), and we about him not suspicion

Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria Fowler

Naegleria fowleri an amoeba living in warm freshwater, most often in the South-East Asia and enters the human body when you swim and get water in the nose.

Causes of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis – a disease that destroys the brain. Symptoms: headache, high fever, vomiting, confusion, seizures, disorders of balance and loss of consciousness. Currently, there are only experimental drugs against this disease, so that the survival rate with him is very low.

WORMS

A group of worms (roundworm , Trichinella, pinworms, etc.). Most of them affect to the intestine. But one of the species that causes trichinosis, a parasite in the muscles.

The symptoms of infection by this type of parasites are: abdominal pain (roundworm), blood loss and anaemia , itching of the anus (pinworm), pain, fever, swelling of the face, redness of eyes, skin rash (Trichinella), mucus, fluid or blood in the stools, damage to the mucous membranes of the colon (whipworm).

To get rid of these parasites through the use of medications recommended by your doctor.

INTESTINAL GIARDIA

If after trips on the nature of that began to torment symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, cramps, nausea, - to the fortuneteller do not walk - to your body, undoubtedly penetrated in this malicious parasite. You can infect through food and water, and also through contact with the feces of an infected person or animal. Fortunately, this can be treated quickly and not expensive drugs.

trypanosome

This parasite causes life-threatening Chagas disease. The disease is spread a special kind of errors. Symptoms – fever, fatigue, headache and muscle aches, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting and swelling of the eyelids occur very quickly.

Chagas disease

The disease can lead to chronic diseases of the heart and the gut. The disease is treated with special preparations.

KRIPTORIDII

These parasites hit the intestine. That is spread through contact with the feces of an infected person or animal. Most of the times, the infection occurs when bathing. Cause diarrhea may last a long time, but most often do not require treatment.

PLAZMODIUM falciparum;

The transmission of the parasite that causes malaria are mosquitoes. This type of malaria is considered the most dangerous and causes more deaths than all the others.

The symptoms are similar to flu symptoms – chills, fever, and, sometimes, with nausea and vomiting. The diagnosis requires laboratory examination of blood. The important thing to remember is that the earlier treatment is started, the better the patient's chances of survival.

Trichomitus

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

DIENTAMEBAFRAGILIS

The doctors still do not know how this parasite, which affects the colon, enters the body. Some of the diseases are asymptomatic, while others complain of abdominal pain and diarrhea.

DIENTAMEBAFRAGILIS (Dientamoeba fragilis) is found in all regions of the world. The doctor may prescribe you special medication to combat the microorganism.

TOXOPLASMA gondii

This parasite feels like at home, in the flesh, the water and the feces of the cat. In humans Toxoplasma causes the disease with a similar name - toxoplasmosis. And its symptoms sometimes resemble those of the flu.

Pregnant women and people with weakened immune symptoms may be more severe, such as in toxoplasmosis, may form cysts in the muscles, brain and even eyes. If necessary, drug therapy is prescribed.

GUINEA WORM

The disease caused by this parasite (scientific name: Dracunculus medinensis), in our time, almost never occurs through the dissemination of information about precautionary measures. The parasite enters the human body when absorbing water in which the crabs were copepods infected with larvae of the parasite.

In the human body grow in the intestine, then migrate to the lymphatic vessels and from there penetrate the skin and are localized in the subcutaneous tissue. Among the symptoms include fever, swelling and pain in the place of location of the worm. But from the moment of infection until the first symptoms can take up to a year. And there is no treatment.