Types of Human Parasites and Intestinal Worms
Is there a satisfactory treatment for human parasites and intestinal worms for adults as well as children?
How would I know if I have intestinal worms?
Treatment for human intestinal parasites and worms is recommended for the whole family if any member is suspected of being infected. This should be done twice a year for better results. Parasites and intestinal worms cause damage to internal organs and affect the quality of life in children and adults. There is no need to be embarassed by the infection of intestinal worms as it is a world wide problem and you can easily get rid of them.
What are the most prevalent types of human worms and parasites?
Giardia
is the most prevalent intestinal parasite in humans and found in drinking water. Giardia resides in the smaller intestine and at times in the gall bladder. Millions of these giardia organisms will coat the intestinal walls, prevents the absorption of nutrients and later causing illness.
Symptoms of Giardia are:-
- mild to moderate abdominal cramps
- intestinal gas
- light colored stools
- bad absorption
- weakness
- chills
- stomach bloating
- diarrhea. (14 um x 10 um)
Roundworm look similar to an earthworm and can produce 200,000 eggs a day. Approximately 1,008 million people are infected, making it the most common worldwide. The most frequent symptom from roundworm are
- upper abdominal discomfort
- itchy anus
- asthma
- eye pain
- insomnia
- rashes due to the secretions or waste products from the worms.
In large numbers they can cause blockages in the intestinal tract, hemorrhage when penetrating the intestinal wall, appendicitis, peritonitis, abscesses in the liver, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, loss of appetite, and insufficient absorption of digested foods. Adults grow to 15 inches long.
Hookworm larvae penetrate the skin. When hookworm reach adulthood, they can sap the victim's strength, vitality and overall well-being. Young worms use their teeth to burrow through the intestinal wall and feed on your blood.
Symptoms from hookworm are:-
- Iron deficiency,
- abdominal pain
- loss of appetite
- craving to eat soil
- protein deficiency
- dry skin and hair
- skin irritations
- edema
- distended abdomen
- stunted growth
- delayed puberty
- mental dullness
- cardiac failure and
- death. (1/2 inch long)
Pinworm can infect one in five children. Symptoms are itching and irritation of the anus or vagina, digestive disorders, insomnia, irritability or nervousness. Female worms crawl out of the anus and lay about 15,000 eggs per day. Once airborne, the eggs can survive about two days anywhere in your living environment.
Worldwide, about 500 million are infected with pinworm. The worm is white and can grow to about a half inch in length.
Whipworm infections are estimated at several hundred million worldwide. 1 to 2 inches length.
Symptoms of whipworms are:-
- bloody stools
- pain in the lower abdomen
- weight loss
- rectal prolapse
- nausea
- anemia
- Hemorrhage can occur when worms penetrate the intestinal wall and bacterial infections usually follow.
Tapeworm (Cestodes) ; Some tapeworm can lay as many as a million eggs per day. Their bodies are in separate segments with hooks.
Broad fish tapeworm may grow to 35 feet long and live ten years inside a persons intestines.
Protozoa, the single cell parasites; amoebae, protozoa infections, neospora, Toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidium, giardia, Sarcocystis and Trichomonas vaginalis.
Amoebae are an irregular shaped microorganism that infects the end of the smaller intestine and colon. Amebiasis is the most common infection and caused by the species Entamoeba histolytica.
Amoebae also release an enzyme that causes ulcers or abscesses where they can enter the bloodstream. They can eventually reach other organs like the brain or liver. (25 micro meters in diameter)
Cryptosporidium is associated with water-borne outbreaks. The victim might experience diarrhea and abdominal pain lasting for about ten days.
Trichomonas vaginalis is a pathogen that resides in the vagina in females and the urethra, epididymis, and swelling in the prostate gland in males. In women there is a yellowish discharge accompanied by itching and burning.
