White worms in humans: names, how to destroy and methods of treatment at home

Worms in feces are parasites that can have an adverse effect both on the body of an adult and on a child. But children are still most at risk of infection, since it is they who have weaker immunity and excessive curiosity. Therefore, worms in feces or helminth eggs are most often found in children.

It is safe to say that each of us has or had worms, so you need to know what harm they can do to a person and how they look. It is important to remember that timely detection and diagnosis of helminths is the key to getting rid of them quickly.

Small white round worms

Many scientists believe that flat ciliary worms became the main species from which round worms were formed. However, in reality, nematodes are distinguished by a fairly high organization.

There are quite a large number of parasitic helminths in the world, and all of them are considered to belong to the class of nematodes. They are able to adapt to the different conditions of the place where they live, and this gives them every chance to develop not only in water bodies, but also in soil, and in the human body, and on various plants.

Diagnostics

The drug Drontal is used to treat helminthic invasion.

The presence of worms can be detected at home, but the exact diagnosis and type of parasite is recommended to be established in a hospital setting, by examining the feces.

The presence of worms can be detected at home.

1. For the treatment of helminthic invasion, anthelmintic drugs are used - drontal, pyrantel, praziquantel. The same drugs can be used as a prophylaxis. It is allowed to give medicines along with food.
2. The use of a sorbent in the form of activated carbon is recommended.
3. Preventive or curative deworming should be done prior to routine vaccination.
4. It is permissible to use the drug caniquantel, which is used once and contains two active substances - fenbendazole and praziquantel. The interaction of both substances leads to blocking of the muscular and nervous systems of the parasitic microorganism and contributes to their death. The remains of dead worms come out with feces.
5. It is also recommended to use Profender drops, which drip onto the withers of the animal.
6. The active substances - emodepsid and praziquantel, provoke paralysis of the neuromuscular system of parasites and lead to the death of the latter.
7. Stronghold suspension has a good recommendation. The active substance is selamectin.
8. Drops of a wide spectrum of action - parzicide-complex, which include a whole complex of drugs: praziquantel, ivermectin, levamisole, thiamethoxam.
9. Medicinal preparations in the form of suspensions - prazicid plus, pyrantel, prazitel.
10. It is advisable to use suspensions for the convenience of animals. After the suspension enters the oral cavity, the cat cannot get rid of it on its own.
11. It is permissible to use a polivercan in the form of sugar cubes. This drug provokes a failure in the absorption of glucose by the parasite, which is accompanied by a metabolic disorder in the microorganism and ends with its death.

Differences of roundworms

Despite the existence of a large number of representatives of the nematode species, they all have common features:

1. do not have any coloring segment;
2. lack of a circulatory system;
3. the shape of the body in section resembles a classic circle;
4. the body is covered with a fairly dense shell and at the same time is absolutely symmetrical;
5. females of round helminths are larger than males, sometimes several times.

Quite a lot of differences can be found between flat worms and nematodes. The latter do not have any larval stages, move almost always exclusively with the bloodstream through human organs, are able to develop independently and without the need to have an intermediate host. And besides, they all have a primitive life cycle.

There are more than 5,000 varieties of round parasitic helminths, but most often, the human body is affected by the following representatives:

1. Roundworms are the largest representatives of roundworms that often infect the human body;
2. Pinworms are perhaps the most common white worms, which are especially common in childhood and are the cause of enterobiasis in children;
3. Trichinella - which can be found in almost every third hunter or cheese fan;
4. Toxocars - the main feature of this type of white round worms is that it is impossible to get infected with them from humans, but there is a high probability of infection of the fetus during pregnancy, from the expectant mother;
5. Intestinal eels are a small nematode, which, due to its size, is far from always possible to detect;
6. Vlasoglavs, living exclusively in a warm pleasant climate.

Of course, despite their involvement in one type of parasitic helminths, all representatives of roundworms have their own characteristics in terms of penetration into the human body, manifested when symptoms are infected, as well as methods for ridding the body of them. Below we will try to give you as much information as possible about each of the main representatives of the white roundworms.

Treatment - how to get rid of worms in the body of a child or an adult

After detecting worms in the feces, the patient needs to go to the hospital, where the parasitologist will conduct all the necessary tests and identify the degree of development of helminthiasis, as well as the type of helminths that have struck a child or an adult.

1. First, it is advisable to weaken the parasites, for example by diet. You can not eat fatty, bitter and sweet. It is recommended to drink as much mineral water as possible, adults are not advised to drink alcohol a few days before starting treatment.
2. Now the main drug is prescribed, which will relieve a person of parasites:

• Pirantel removes most of the intestinal worms along with feces. More suitable for the treatment of ascaris and pinworms. It is imperative to take the medicine again after a couple of weeks in order to eliminate already grown adults;
• Decaris often used for a number of worms, in no case should it be given to children who are under three years old;
• Vermox copes well with parasites of different types, but it should not be given to children under two years of age.

There are other effective drugs that can be used to combat worms. Each drug has its own active substance, it can affect children and adults in different ways, therefore, before taking it, a consultation with a doctor is required, and even better if he independently prescribes treatment after the examination.

After taking the drug, a strong intoxication effect occurs, which can lead to vomiting, fever and even fever, especially in a child (due to weak immunity). Many doctors, after taking medicine for worms, recommend taking activated or white charcoal, enterosgel is also suitable.These drugs will cleanse the intestines and the body from dead parasites, preventing the effect of intoxication from spreading throughout the body.

After the treatment ended, it was recommended to undergo a recovery course: the worms affected many organs and now it is necessary to restore immunity. In this case, a person is prescribed to take vitamin complexes, you can drink carrot juice, eat more fruits. And most importantly, beware of re-infection with worms, which can harm even more fragile immunity after healing.

What do pinworms look like?

Almost always, pinworms are found in children even at a young age, but this does not mean at all that an adult will never find them in himself and one can be calm. As a rule, pinworms are located directly on the cecum. Often I diagnose them after removing the appendix, but it is impossible to say that they are the cause of inflammation.

The female pinworm is much larger than the male and in some cases can reach a length of up to twelve centimeters, have a straight tail with a pointed end. Males are much smaller, as a rule, the size of a male pinworm is no more than five millimeters. Unlike females, their tail is curved. Food for pinworms is everything that they find in the intestines. Sometimes they even swallow blood.

Infection process

Pinworm infections can occur through toys, bedding, or poorly processed foods. After infection, the female fertilizes in the intestines of the host. At the same time, pinworm eggs, the number of which can reach 13,000, are usually deposited in the anus, at night. Pinworm eggs are shaped like an oval, slightly pointed only on one side.

For their development, they need favorable conditions: a temperature of at least 36 degrees Celsius and a humidity of about 65%. An ideal place for the development of pinworms, with suitable conditions, is the perineum, or, for example, the place under the nails.

In just six hours, they can be in the intestines, where their new cycle of life begins. After only half a month, they will independently be able to reproduce their own kind. And the average life span of such worms does not exceed three months.

Diagnosis of enterobiasis

Doctors all over the world unanimously say that the main cause of enterobiasis is dirty hands and non-observance of banal rules of personal hygiene. That is why children are much more likely to become infected with pinworms than adults.

The main symptom of the disease is a sudden itching in the anus. If discomfort appears in the evening or at night, then in some cases you can find a female pinworm, which at this very moment can lay eggs.

The diagnosis of enterobiasis occurs by taking a scraping from the skin at the anus. But this diagnostic method cannot give a 100% result, since the process of laying eggs has its own frequency.

Parents should pay special attention to exactly how the baby sleeps and at the first complaints of itching or signs of restless sleep, go with the child to the hospital for the necessary tests.

However, enterobiasis also has other symptoms:

• loose stools;
• change in taste;
• sharp pain in the navel;
• nausea and subsequent vomiting.

In case of finding small white worms in children, it is recommended to put on the child as tight-fitting underwear as possible so that he does not have the opportunity to comb those places that are infected. It also helps prevent the infection from spreading to your nails and hands.

The main signs of the presence of parasites in the human body

In the initial stages, it is impossible to determine whether an adult or a child has parasites.Even a medical examination and taking various samples for analysis will not give a 100% guarantee of the presence of parasites. Helminths need time, but immunity can make it clear that intruders have entered the body: usually a couple of hours or days after infection, the temperature rises sharply, a rash and irritation on the skin appears, or diarrhea and vomiting begin. This is how immunity makes it clear that it is trying to fight parasites.

Symptoms of helminthic invasion after damage to the human body:

• discomfort in the abdomen, sharp paroxysmal pains may occur, especially after eating;
• diarrhea often occurs, as the intestines excrete a large amount of fluid in order to get rid of the harmful substances of the worms;
• intestinal obstruction may occur, constipation appears after a large worm blocks the intestines and prevents feces from passing;
• nausea or vomiting, most often after a meal, especially if the worms do not like it;
• allergic reactions, usually manifested on the skin in the form of rashes and itching, if a person damages the skin, then the risk of a secondary infection is high;
• weight loss or, conversely, increased obesity. Worms negatively affect the metabolism, take away all the useful substances, leaving only the remains to the person. But the infected person can either lose his appetite, or, conversely, constantly wants to eat, not knowing the measure;
• headaches, irritability and dizziness often appear due to increased intoxication, since the harmful substances secreted by worms mix with the blood, from which the nervous system suffers;
• temperature or even fever is also associated with intoxication of the body, adult worms often die, aggravating the situation;
• fatigue or chronic fatigue is also the result of the influence of worms on the nervous system;
• itching is possible near the anus, the symptom often manifests itself in the presence of pinworms;
• cough, both dry and with a large amount of phlegm, in which the eggs of parasites are located.

Roundworm

If we talk about the varieties of nematodes, then roundworms are one of the most prominent representatives of the class. Their females can reach a length of 45 cm, and the roundworm enters the body through fresh, but poorly washed products, or through food, on which, for example, insects, such as flies, sat. As soon as the ascaris begins its formation in the human body, it immediately moves through the organs, which subsequently causes harm not only to the liver, but also to the lungs.

Clarification of the diagnosis

White dots in the feces of a child do not always indicate the presence of worms. They can be a symptom of an inflammatory process in the intestinal area, for example, candidiasis, dysbiosis. Another reason is possible: the grains in the feces represent poorly digested food debris (grains, seeds).

To clarify the diagnosis, you should observe the child for several days and trace how he goes to the toilet.

If you notice white grains or threads in the feces of a nursing baby, then in this case, you should take into account the age characteristics of his stool. His digestive system is not fully formed. Often in the feces of infants who are on artificial nutrition, white mucus may be noted, caused by poor absorption of food.

Trichinella

Trichinella is considered one of the smallest white parasites, sometimes only 4 mm long. Despite their small size, they can cause serious harm to humans. As a rule, you can become infected with Trichinella by eating meat that has been previously infected with helminth larvae, or any other foods if they have been poorly processed or not washed before eating.

When it enters the human intestine, the Trichinella larva fully matures on the third day.In just 1 cycle, which lasts about forty days, it is capable of producing up to two thousand new eggs.

Symptoms of the disease:

1. itching of the whole body;
2. a sharp increase in temperature, seven days later, after the larvae begin to move through the bloodstream;
3. loose stools;
4. sharp abdominal pain;
5. various rashes on the body;
6. loss of appetite.

In the event that the infection has become massive, you should be especially careful, since there is a real threat of death.

Complications

Pinworms can cause dermatitis, which complicates treatment. They can also provoke an upset stomach. The feces become like a liquid gruel with elements of mucus and blood. Sometimes helminths provoke an exacerbation of appendicitis. The latter condition is usually caused by a secondary bacterial infection.

In the absence of proper treatment, enterobiasis begins to progress. It can cause insomnia, migraine, dizziness, asthenia. In women, parasites can enter the genitals. They can cause diseases such as endometritis and vulvovaginitis, irritate the peritoneum, causing severe abdominal pain.

Toxocars

Toxocaras are the cause of the development of such a terrible disease as toxocariasis, which, even with proper treatment, often causes relapses.

According to statistics, our smaller brothers are considered the main carriers of Toxocara eggs. With their feces, the larvae, as a rule, remain on the ground, after which they enter the human digestive tract in various ways.

Depending on the degree of infection of the organism, the spread of the larvae and, in general, human immunity, four forms of the disease are distinguished:

1. ocular;
2. cutaneous;
3. neurological;
4. visceral, arising with a huge number of larvae.

Medicines

If the worms turned out to be pinworms, then a special anthelmintic drug is used for adults. Most often, doctors prescribe medication like "Vormila", "Pirantela" or "Levamisole". After the first pill, you should drink a laxative in order to get rid of dead individuals as soon as possible and in this way prevent intoxication. If intestinal problems arise due to enterobiasis, you should turn to drugs against dysbiosis. Probiotics will help very well in this case.

Red and black worms

As soon as a mother notices any fibers in her baby's feces that personally remind her of black worms, she immediately begins to worry terribly. However, the state of panic that grips at this moment is the worst advisor. In fact, you just need to calm down and first of all turn on the logic.

Why is it in nature invented so that living things have pigment? It is he who helps them attract the opposite sex or, on the contrary, if necessary, scare off enemies. Worms are intrauterine inhabitants that live exclusively in the dark. So maybe it's not worms at all then?

Today, there are red worms in nature, but most representatives of nematodes are distinguished by a shade of pink or white.

If you notice black or red threads in the child's feces, then first of all it is worth remembering what he ate lately. Sometimes fibers like banana look similar. It will not be superfluous to give for a check on the analysis of feces. It is imperative to take the part where the various inclusions are located, and only then the clinic will be able to give an unequivocal answer what it is.

Small white worms are also quite common. In order to avoid getting their larvae inside our body, you just need to follow the basic rules of hygiene.

Folk remedies

The question of how to rid a cat of worms with folk remedies is asked by many owners. In addition to drugs, worms in cats can be removed using folk remedies. If the recipes accumulated by the people help, then the worms can be found in the feces.

It is necessary to consult with your veterinarian before using folk recipes.

Worms in cats can be expelled by cleansing the intestines.

• Chop 6 cloves of garlic finely.
• Pour in 250 ml. water at room temperature.
• Insist for 2 hours.
• Give an enema.

• Peel 300 grams of pumpkin seeds, while retaining the green shell.
• Grind.
• Gradually pour in 50 ml of room temperature water.
• Add 15 grams of honey.
• Mix.
• Give the resulting infusion to the cat for 1 hour.
• After 30 minutes, give an enema using warm water.

Herbal collection

Worms in a cat can be expelled by the following herbal collection.

Take 20 grams:

• Tansy flowers.
• Peppermint
• Buckthorn bark.
• Bitter wormwood.
• Wild carrot seed.
• Brew 2 tablespoons of herbal tea with a glass of boiling water.
• Give 3 tablespoons to drink in the morning for 3 days.

• Squeeze about 20 ml juice from fresh carrots.
• Do it once a day for 7 days.

• Cut a small onion into 4 pieces.
• Pour 1 glass of boiled water, but not boiling water.
• Give it to your pet in the morning for a week.

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Vlasoglava

Vlasoglava - white long worms, reaching 5 cm.They are fed by blood and mucous membrane of the alimentary canal. They belong to geohelminths, since soil is needed for the development of eggs. Infection occurs through contaminated vegetables, fruits and hands. The consequences of helminthiasis, especially in children, are severe diarrhea, as well as delayed growth and development.