Many different parasites can live in the human body. Some of them affect our health, and some do not affect, some are harmless, and some can do very much harm. A person can be a carrier of a parasite for a long time, without suspecting it, but feeling symptoms such as discomfort, insomnia, weight loss and much more. Human parasites include lice, ciliary mites, worms and other creatures. Also, such an uninvited guest as a hepatic fluke can also settle in a person. He can deliver many troubles.
Hepatic fluke: what is this parasite
This is a flat worm, which belongs to the class of flukes. The stern is like in a person, it can be found in the organs of small as well as cattle. The body of this worm is leaf-shaped, which can be up to thirty millimeters long and thirteen wide. Favorite habitats of the mature hepatic trematode are the bile ducts of the liver, which can become blocked due to the parasite. The worm is able to hold on tightly to the walls of blood vessels with the help of the abdominal and oral suction cups, the bile of a person (or other carrier) is not afraid of him, since he has a reliable means of protection in this case - a cuticle (a very dense membrane that has several layers).
The hepatic trematode is a hermaphrodite, which is very characteristic of creatures of its class. They lay a lot of eggs per day (up to one million), which then enter the intestines and hatch naturally. If the larva has not found a carrier, it dies two days after it hatched. Animals, as a rule, become infected by eating grass, and humans through water.
Hepatic fluke: signs of a parasite
This parasite is not always easy to determine, since in most cases a person attributes all symptoms to a simple malaise. However, over time, they become more specific, a person goes to a medical institution, where he is diagnosed. Usually the final verdict is issued after the results of all necessary analyzes have been obtained.
The main symptoms are:
- rash;
- pain in the muscles, as well as joints;
- a person becomes very irritable;
- fatigue and weakness;
- performance drops;
- fever and fever.
The chronic stage can last up to several years. The following symptoms are characteristic of it:
- constant constipation, which is replaced by diarrhea;
- immunity falls;
- chronic fatigue appears;
- problems with the liver and pancreas;
- cysts form in various organs;
- muscles and joints are constantly sore;
- children may experience mental retardation as well as mental development;
- it is quite possible that tumors form in the body.
Hepatic fluke: preventive measures
In cities, it is customary to purify drinking water, of course, this purification is also done to destroy all kinds of parasites that are in it. Staying in a forest in nature or in a village, always boil water obtained from any sources (unboiled water should not be drunk even from a tap), since the likelihood of a hepatic flukes entering your body through it is very high. It is also recommended that you always fry meat and fish well. Avoid contact with wild animals, as well as livestock.
Elementary hand washing, which from time to time is forgotten not only by children, but even by adults, is also a preventive measure.
For prevention, as well as treatment, various drugs that are of plant origin can be used. It can be pumpkin seeds or tansy flowers. Such drugs are actually very effective and not rarely they are prescribed even by the doctors themselves.