Parasitic diseases: causes, symptoms, treatment

Most of the times, the disease is asymptomatic, which is why many patients do not attend a doctor and are accidentally detected at the annual medical checklist. The most common signs occur 2-3 days after contamination, after the parasite is installed in the body and is characterized by diarrhea, bad smells, frequent or not, and associated with abdominal pain and which may last for several weeks. The following symptoms may also occur: - fever or - abdominal pain usually located in the navel area (navel) - prolonged feeling - periodic vomiting, especially in the morning - rash-like skin rash and . In order to detect intestinal parasites, the faecal matter analysis should be performed (), and in order for the biological sample to be useful for the microscopic examination, sampling by the patient has an important role. Harvesting is done in a special device called a baker that has attached a cap with a special teaspoon to be harvested using a teaspoon of three different places to have greater chances to detect eggs / parasitic cysts. In addition to the coproparasitic examination, a set of blood tests can also be performed, and the blood count can highlight an increased level of eosinophils (cells responsible for highlighting allergies and intestinal parasitosis).

Confirmation of the diagnosis is made after a medical history or medical history well done with finding all the information about the workplace, living conditions, family and personal pathological history, followed by correlation with blood and stool analyzes, but also with antigenic tests . It is easy to administer and easy to support for both adults and children and consists of antiparasitic drugs that are given either in the single dose with a repeat one week or for five consecutive days in the case of chronic / . In the case of children, either antiparasitic drugs are administered in the form of syrup or compressed tablets appropriately dosed, or naturally under different forms (syrup / pills). Note that once you have detected intestinal parasitosis, it is important to treat each member of your family to avoid a possible reinfusion and to destroy the contamination tank. After treatment and pause, it is also advisable to repeat the set of analyzes, especially analyzes in the chair to see if the treatment was effective, and if not eradicated, the doctor should prescribe another treatment for a longer period .

Detecting and treating infected persons but not causing disease called asymptomatic carriers are indispensable in case of repeated contamination especially in collectivities. The other preventive measures involve using the toilet (especially children) as well as boiling or filtering the water susceptible to contamination and sufficient heat preparation of food in areas with poor hygiene. Each disease has to be treated carefully according to medical indications, and in the case of intestinal parasitosis, treatment of the disease also includes a hygienic-dietary regimen, especially in the sense that hygiene measures need to be increased, and those of the diet should be selected for foods rich in vitamins, . Avoid being: canned foods, sausages, dairy products, spicy products, and especially sweets, coffee and alcoholic beverages, so that the treatment will have the desired effect and not interact with foods that could inhibit the action. .