Parasites are microorganisms that live and feed on other organisms.Parasites often harm the host.Parasites are usually divided into species, such as zooparasites and plant parasites.Parasites in the zoo include protozoa, helminths, arachnids, insects, and others.Plant parasites include bacteria, fungi, some higher plants, and others.
Viruses are also parasites.In most cases, parasites need to change two or three hosts to survive, causing the body to become exhausted and weakened.It often leads to the death of the owners.Most parasites are the causative agents of many human diseases.In medical terminology, parasites include any creature that lives a parasitic lifestyle.The exceptions to this are bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Diagnosing parasites in humans
There are many human diseases caused by parasites such as protozoa, parasitic worms, arthropods and pathogenic microorganisms.Protozoan parasites include amoebas, leishmania, lamblia, plasmodium, trypanosomes, balantids, pneumocystis, toxoplasmia and others.Parasitic worms - worms.Arthropods include insects and mites.Pathogenic microorganisms include bacteria and spirochetes that parasitize ticks, fleas, lice, pathogenic fungi, and viruses.
The main purpose of parasites is to hide their existence.In other words, they live unnoticed in the host organism.The detection of parasites involves the observation of release (amoebae, segments, worms, fungi) or the reproductive products of parasites (eggs, protozoan cysts).The diagnosis is made on the basis of stool, urine, sputum or human body tissue (blood and lymph nodes).
We highlight the list of studies used for this:
- histology co-program;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscopic examination (hemoscanning);
- electroacupuncture methods (ART - vegetative resonance examination).
Analysis using the histological coprogram method involves the diagnosis of thin sections of the stool sample using optical systems.It enables the clear identification of body parts of helminths, their eggs and the membrane (cuticle) of the larvae.This is how helminthiasis can be detected.Another feature of the method is the determination of the type of parasites found.
A serological blood test that detects antibodies against helminths is more effective.This method is also called an immunological (serological) test.The essence of the test is that we use different sets of chemical reagents and markers.They are used to identify certain types of antibodies and parasite antigens in human blood.Immunological testing is performed only in medical laboratories.
Microscopic analysis is based on the use of dark-field, fluorescence and electron microscopes.This diagnostic enables the study of live or fixed microscopic objects, as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The electroacupuncture method is based on the use of special tools for identifying basic data on the state of human health.This method examines different areas of the skin.
Histological analysis is a common method for examining the presence of different types of parasites in the feces.In most cases, it is used to determine helminthic infections in human biomaterial.It can be done for both adults and children.
Hemoscanning (blood test) allows determining the state of the main elements of the blood and the purity of its plasma.When performing a parasite test based on this method, the blood is not processed (ie not dried or stained).Its examination is carried out using a microscope, which is connected to a video camera.Then, the sample of the examined material is magnified 1800-2000 times under a microscope.At this moment, the monitor broadcasts the received image and gives you the opportunity to take photos or videos.Hemoscanning allows you to obtain data on the state and activity of the immune system, as well as identify the presence of bacteria, fungi and worm larvae.
The VRT (vegetative resonance test) is based on the phenomenon of biological resonance between the drug and the human body.Such a drug acts as a carrier of information about the frequency of various types of parasites.In 1989, all frequency data for various parasites, fungi and viruses were discovered and recorded.It is this type of research that provides an opportunity to assess the state of a person at a given time.That is, determining the level of immune system disorders, as well as the viral and bacterial load of the human body, removing toxins, reducing the body's reactions to various antigens and allergens, and much more.
In the laboratory, where the analysis is performed using the ART method, special attention is paid to determining the level of eosinophils.This is their overestimated indicator of the presence of allergic reactions caused by parasitic infections.Eosinophils are white blood cells that can detoxify bacteria.They take part in allergic processes in the human body and can be dyed with acid dyes.In other words, eosinophils are markers of parasite invasion in the normal state of human immunity.
Parasite analysis - which is better?
There are many types of tests, and which one is best is determined by the attending physician.The most commonly used tests are blood and stool tests to detect different types of parasites.Among the blood tests for parasites, the following types can be distinguished:
- blood test for lamblia;
- blood test for opisthorchiasis pathogens (detection of IgG antibodies);
- blood test to detect echinococcus pathogens;
- blood test for toxocariasis pathogens;
- blood test for trichinosis pathogens;
- blood test for ascariasis pathogens.
The research material of all the above methods is blood, which is taken from a vein.
Feces are the research material for the identification of helminths.Because they can be spotted there most often and more easily.
Who should investigate?
Patients who complain of worsening general health are offered a blood test to detect parasites.As you know, hundreds of families live in the human body.Many of them produce toxins that poison the blood.Some reduce the amount of nutrients.At the same time, it is difficult to identify diseases that appear as a result of the vital activity of parasites.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.The blood test allows the determination of the amount of antibodies and specific immunoglobulins in the human body.They are the ones that act as parasitic markers.
In many cases, blood diagnostics are also performed using the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method.This study is considered effective and reliable.Its main advantage is that it can identify many diseases at a time when other diagnostics are powerless.
During the preparation of vaccinations, during pregnancy and after the end of an antiparasitic therapy, it is recommended to carry out a blood test to detect parasites.This analysis should be performed several times (immediately after treatment and after one to three months).