Parasites are microorganisms that live and feed on other organisms.Parasites often cause harm to the host.It is customary to divide parasites into species such as zooparasites and plant parasites.Zooparasites include protozoa, helminths, arachnids, insects and others.Plant parasites include bacteria, fungi, some higher plants and others.
Viruses are also parasites.In most cases, to survive, the parasite needs to change two or three hosts, where it causes body fatigue and weakness.Often leads to the death of the owner.Most parasites are the causative agents of many human diseases.In medical terms, a parasite includes any creature that lives a parasitic lifestyle.Exceptions are bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Diagnosis of parasites in humans
There are several human diseases caused by parasites such as protozoa, parasitic worms, arthropods and pathogenic microorganisms.Protozoan parasites include amoeba, leishmania, lamblia, plasmodium, trypanosomes, balantid, pneumocystis, toxoplasmia and others.To parasitic worms - helminths.Arthropods include insects and mites.And pathogenic microorganisms include bacteria and spirochetes that parasitize ticks, fleas, ticks, pathogenic fungi and viruses.
The main goal of parasites is to hide their existence.That is, they live undetected in the host's body.Testing for parasites involves observing their release (amoebae, segments, worms, pinworms) or parasite reproductive products (eggs, protozoan cysts).Diagnosis is performed on feces, urine, sputum, or human body tissue (blood and lymph nodes).
Let's highlight the list of studies used for this:
- histology joint program;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscope (hemoscanning);
- electroacupuncture method (ART - vegetative resonance test).
Analysis using the histological coprogram method involves diagnosing thin sections of stool samples using an optical system.It makes it possible to clearly identify the body parts of helminths, their eggs and the membrane (cuticle) of the larvae.Thus, helminthiasis is detected.An additional feature of this method is to determine the type of parasite found.
More effective is a serological blood test, which detects antibodies to helminths.This method is also called an immunological (serological) test.The essence of the test is to use various sets of chemical reagents and markers.It is used to identify specific types of antibodies and antigens of parasites in human blood.Immunological tests are carried out only in medical laboratories.
Microscopic analysis is based on the use of dark field, fluorescence and electron microscopy.These diagnostics make it possible to study living or fixed microscopic objects, as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The electroacupuncture method is based on the use of special devices to identify basic data about the state of human health.This method examines different areas of the skin.
Histological analysis is a common method of examining feces for the presence of various types of parasites.In most cases, it is used to determine helminthic infestation in human biomaterials.Can be done for adults and children.
Hemoscanning (blood examination) makes it possible to determine the state of the main elements of the blood and the purity of the plasma.When taking a test for parasites, which is based on this method, the blood is not processed (that is, it is not dried or stained).His studies were conducted using a microscope, which was connected to a video camera.Next, the material sample studied is magnified under a microscope by 1800-2000 times.At this time, the monitor broadcasts the resulting image, and also provides the opportunity to take photos or videos.Hemoscanning allows you to obtain data on the state of the immune system and its activity, as well as identify the presence of bacteria, fungi and helminth larvae.
VRT (vegetative resonance test) is based on the phenomenon of biological resonance formed between drugs and the human body.Such drugs act as carriers of information about the frequency of various types of parasites.In 1989, all frequency data of various parasites, fungi and viruses were found and recorded.It is this type of research that provides an opportunity to assess a person's condition at a particular time.That is, to establish the level of immune system disorders, as well as the burden of viruses and bacteria on the human body, remove toxins, reduce the body's response to various antigens and allergens, and much more.
In the laboratory where the analysis is carried out using the ART method, special attention is paid to determining the level of eosinophils.It is their excessively high indicator that indicates the presence of an allergic reaction caused by a parasite attack.Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can detoxify bacteria.They take part in allergic processes in the human body and can be dyed with acidic dyes.That is, in other words, eosinophils are a marker of parasite invasion in normal conditions 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 pathogen (IgG antibody detection);
- blood test for echinococcus pathogen;
- blood test for toxocariasis pathogen;
- blood test for trichinosis pathogen;
- blood test for ascariasis pathogen.
The material for research in all the above methods is blood, which is taken from a vein.
The study material for identifying helminths is feces.Because it is most frequent and easier to detect them there.
Who should be tested?
A blood test for parasites is offered to such patients who complain of a general decline in health.As is known, there are hundreds of families that become parasites in the human body.Most of them produce toxins that poison the blood.Some reduce the amount of nutrients.And at the same time, diseases that occur due to the vital activity of parasites are difficult to identify.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.Blood tests make it possible to determine the amount of certain antibodies and immunoglobulins in the human body.It is they who act as markers of the parasite.
In most cases, blood diagnostics are also carried out using the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method.This study is considered effective and reliable.Its main advantage is the advantage of identifying various types of diseases at a time when other diagnostics are not powerful.
It is also recommended to take a blood test for parasites in preparation for vaccination, during pregnancy and after completing a course of anti-parasitic therapy.This analysis must be done several times (immediately after treatment and after one to three months).