Ascariasis

June 14, 2011

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Ascariasis   - Worm infestation, parasitism in humans roundworms - ascarid . The most common disease in the temperate and warm climates, in areas where fields and gardens fertilized neobezzarazhennymi human feces. Season infection in temperate climates is the period from April to October in a warm climate all year round.

Ascaris   - Large dioecious worms, parasites in the human small intestine, which is the sole owner of the helminth. The female roundworm lays up to 200 thousand eggs per day. These are not yet mature eggs with human feces into the environment. Precarious latrines and violations of the rules of hygiene contribute to the further penetration of eggs in the soil at a depth of 20 cm. They ripen. At the optimum temperature of 24 C for the maturation of eggs is 14 days. When entering into soil occurred in late autumn, the eggs remain viable until the spring, and when it's optimum temperature, continue maturing.

Infection occurs by eating poorly washed vegetables contaminated eggs matured through unwashed hands, much less drinking water. Ascariasis in children is more common than in adults, due to the fact that children are much less likely to fulfill the requirements of hygiene. When injected into the intestines of the eggs into larvae, which pierce the mucous intestine and enter the bloodstream. At the venous blood of larvae moved to the capillaries of pulmonary alveoli and from there into the bronchi. When coughing, they are transferred into the mouth and swallowed back into the intestine. Where and develop adult roundworm. The whole cycle of the parasite from infection to the appearance in the patient's stool immature eggs takes 2 5-3 months, this period is characterized by common symptoms of ascariasis.

Current ascaridosis

During ascariasis separated into two stages: migration   and intestinal . They are characterized by a variety of symptoms and complications of ascariasis.

Early stage ascaridosis this stage of human infection secondary to getting the larvae in the intestine called migration. The disease in this period may be asymptomatic, but often there is a general malaise, fever, cough. In certain cases it is shown urticaria and other allergic skin rash.

Late stage - E. . In the intestinal phase of the disease occur quite obvious symptoms of ascariasis. In patients experiencing nausea, abdominal pain, which have the character of labor, drooling, loss of appetite. In the process of parasitism worms derive the blood of toxins in connection with what appears headache . dizziness , Fatigue, in some cases, there are night terrors. Ascariasis children is gnashing his teeth at night, frequent bronchitis , Asthmatic suffocation , Anemia. Children become nervous, scattered, declining academic performance in school.

At a later stage roundworm can penetrate into the gallbladder and bile passages, ducts of the pancreas. Complications of ascariasis caused by such penetration purulent cholecystitis . abscess   liver, acute pancreatitis . appendicitis . In some cases, intestinal obstruction may occur due to blockage of the intestinal lumen tangle of Ascaris. Ascariasis significant burden for communicable diseases dysentery . Measles . scarlet fever .

Prevention and treatment of ascariasis

Prevention ascariasis first assumes that all the requirements of hygiene. Fresh vegetables and fruits on a mandatory basis should be washed thoroughly, rinsing with boiling water. Children should, as soon as possible to accustom to wash their hands properly use the potty and the toilet is not biting her nails and do not pull in the mouth a variety of items. Unfortunately, in the regeneration of outdoor toilets in suburban areas, we often forget about hygiene, and therefore the prevention of ascariasis can not be considered a complete and sufficient.

Treatment of ascariasis should be appointed physician after lab tests. Self-traditional methods, such as the reception tsitvarnaya seed laxative, enema, does not bring results. Most of these methods lead to complications. Conventional worming agents provide 80% efficiency. Good results are obtained by treatment of ascariasis bio-resonance therapy has proved to be a positive anti-parasitic device "Liomed Bio» . This device not only killing adults and larvae, and eggs.