Any specialized medical specialist can confirm that it is rather difficult to determine whether a person has worms or not, especially at an early stage of infection. This is because helminths must begin to multiply so that the clinical picture begins to manifest. After all, the larvae or eggs of parasites that have got into the human body, by themselves, can not parasitize in it, an adult is needed for this. Only the vital activity of adult helminths is accompanied by specific symptoms, due to which it is possible to determine whether the suspicion of worms is justified.
As practice shows, people who have worms, do not connect the occurrence of frequent headaches and attacks of sudden allergies with the presence of parasites in the body. They do not know about the disease. Doctors often also do not show suspicions about worms and often prescribe to a person treatment courses not from helminths, but from other diseases. Only after some time, in the absence of positive dynamics during the treatment of the disease, doctors begin to suspect that the culprit of the patient's ailments are worms.
Does a person have worms?
To determine this or that kind of helminths it is possible by means of certain methods of laboratory researches. They should be done as soon as possible. This will allow you to begin treatment before the manifestation of more complex complications in the human body. And for this it is necessary to pay more attention to indirect signs, which are symptoms of vital activity in the body of worms.
The undeniable fact is that the answer to the question "Do all people have worms?" In 90% of cases the answer will be positive. The easiest way to find out whether you have helminths in your body or not is the test. You should answer a number of questions:
- Do you feel itching in the anus and the anus?
- How often does the skin develop a rash?
- Is it vomiting and nausea? How often?
- How often do you suffer from bloating?
- Does insomnia worry?
- Does your mouth feel bitter in the morning?
- Is there discomfort in the muscles and joints?
- Is there an increase in lymph nodes?
In case seven positive questions have been answered, it's worth worrying. This is an indicator of the high probability that helminths exist in the human body, and they must be combated.
How to find out if there are worms in adults and children?
As it is claimed that there are worms in every person, you should know what symptoms you need to pay attention to. It is in this way that it is possible to detect helminth infestation at an early stage and avoid possible errors in determining the diagnosis of the disease.
An adult should suspect helminthiasis when the following symptoms appear:
- cough that does not go away after treatment with traditional medicines and drugs;
- on the skin constantly began to appear various allergic manifestations in the form of hives, papillomas, acne and eczematous spots;
- frequent diseases of the upper respiratory tract, the appearance of a non-passing cold and even pneumonia;
- constipation, bloating and diarrhea are signs of the appearance of parasites in the digestive tract;
- weakened immunity and, as a result, frequent colds;
- because of digestive disorders, there is increased nervousness in behavior;
- gnashing of teeth in a dream and depression are signs of the vital activity of worms that produce toxins;
- pain in muscles and joints can be a consequence of the movement of helminthes along them.
Today, there are more than two hundred species of parasites that can cause these symptoms. All of them are known to specialists, and what kind of worms a person can see in a photo is anyone who wants to. The spectacle is quite unpleasant, like the damage they inflict on the body. To avoid serious consequences, it is recommended that you have at least a few signs to see a doctor.
As for children, the symptoms that they have helminthiasis are somewhat different. Therefore, if parents monitor the child constantly, they can easily identify symptoms that indicate the presence of parasites in the child's body.
Signs of infection of children with parasites are as follows:
- itching in the anus;
- abundant drooling;
- behavior is characterized by increased activity;
- skin peeling eyelids;
- frequent colds;
- brittle nails and dry hair;
- drowsiness.
If there are at least three symptoms, then the probability of infection of the child's body with worms is high. Also it is necessary to pay attention to the feces of the child, as worms can sometimes be seen in it with the naked eye.
Does every person have worms?
Although there is no clear answer to this question, scientists say that every fourth person in the world is infected with one or another type of helminth. There is also an opinion - more than 90.0% of people are carriers of any parasites. This applies to adults and children, regardless of the geography of residence.
To find out whether helminths in humans are easy, if you ask such a goal and undergo a series of diagnostic measures. Also, to get rid of parasites in the timely determination of their kind of particular complexity does not represent. The most important is to accurately determine the type of worms and the degree of infection of the body. But even in this modern medicine has succeeded.