Parasites are microorganisms that live and feed on other organisms.Parasites often cause harm to the host.It is customary to divide parasites into such types 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, in order to live, the parasites must change two or three hosts, in which they cause exhaustion of the body and its weakening.Often lead to the death of the owners.Most parasites are the causative agents of many human diseases.In medical terminology, parasites include any creature that leads a parasitic lifestyle.Exceptions are bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Diagnosis of parasites in humans
There are a number of human diseases that are caused by parasites such as protozoa, parasitic worms, arthropods and pathogenic microorganisms.Protozoan parasites include amoebae, leishmania, lamblia, plasmodium, trypanosomes, balantids, pneumocystis, toxoplasma, etc.In parasitic worms - helminthes.Arthropods include insects and mites.And 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.That is, they live undetected in the host's body.Testing for parasites includes observation of their release (amoeba, segments, worms, pinworms) or products of parasite reproduction (eggs, protozoan cysts).The diagnosis is made in feces, urine, sputum or human body tissues (blood and lymph nodes).
Let's highlight a list of studies that are used for this:
- histological coprogram;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscopy (haemoscan);
- electroacupuncture methods (ART - vegetative resonance testing).
Analysis using the histological coprogram method involves the diagnosis of thin sections of the stool sample using optical systems.This makes it possible to clearly identify parts of the bodies of helminths, their eggs and the membranes (cuticles) of the larvae.Thus, helminthiasis is detected.An additional feature of this method is the determination of the type of parasites found.
The most 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 the use of 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, fluorescent and electron microscopes.This diagnostics makes it possible to study living or fixed microscopic objects, as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The method of electroacupuncture is based on the use of special equipment to identify basic data about the state of human health.This method examines different areas of the skin.
Histological analysis is a common method for examining stool for the presence of parasites of various types.In most cases, it is used to determine helminthic infections in human biomaterial.It can be performed for adults and children.
Hemoscan (blood examination) makes it possible to determine the state of the main blood elements and the purity of its plasma.When performing a test for parasites, which is based on this method, the blood is not processed (that is, it is not dried or stained).Its study is carried out using a microscope, which is connected to a video camera.Then, the sample of the material under study is magnified under a microscope by 1800-2000 times.At this moment, the monitor transmits the resulting image, and also offers the opportunity to take photos or videos.Hemoscan allows you to get data on the state of the immune system and its activity, as well as to identify the presence of bacteria, fungi and helminth larvae.
VRT (vegetative resonance test) is based on the phenomenon of biological resonance that is formed between the drug and the human body.Such a drug acts as an information carrier of the frequencies of various types of parasites.In 1989, all frequency data of various parasites, fungi and viruses were discovered and recorded.It is this type of research that provides the opportunity to assess the state of a person at a certain point in time.That is, to establish the level of disorders of the immune system, as well as viral and bacterial loads in the human body, to remove toxins, to reduce the body's reactions to various antigens and allergens and much more.
In the laboratory where the ART analysis is performed, special attention is paid to determining the level of eosinophils.It is their overestimated indicator that indicates the presence of allergic reactions that are caused by parasitic infections.Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can detoxify bacteria.They participate in allergic processes in the human body and can be stained with acidic colors.In other words, eosinophils are markers of parasitic invasions in the normal state of human immunity.
Parasite analysis - which one 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 for echinococcus pathogens;
- blood test for toxocariasis pathogens;
- blood test for trichinosis pathogens;
- blood test for ascariasis pathogens.
The material for research in all the above methods is blood, which is taken from a vein.
Research material for the identification of helminths is feces.Because it is more often and easier to discover them there.
Who should be tested?
Such patients who complain of declining general health are offered a blood test for parasites.As is known, there are hundreds of families that parasitize the human body.Many of them produce toxins that poison the blood.Some reduce the amount of nutrients.And at the same time, diseases that appear as a result of the vital activity of parasites are difficult to identify.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.A blood test makes it possible to determine the amount of specific antibodies and immunoglobulins in the human body.They are the ones that act as parasitic markers.
In many cases, blood diagnostics is 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 many types of diseases at a time when other diagnostics are powerless.
It is also recommended to do a blood test for parasites in preparation for vaccinations, during pregnancy and after completing a course of therapy against parasites.This analysis should be done several times (immediately after treatment and after one to three months).