Parasites are microorganisms that live and feed on other organisms.Parasites often cause harm to the host.It is common to divide parasites into species such as zooparasites and plant parasites.Zoo parasites include protozoa, helminths, arachnids, insects, etc.Plant parasites include bacteria, fungi, some higher plants, etc.
Viruses are also parasites.In most cases, in order to live, the parasites must change two or three hosts, causing the body to become exhausted and weakened.They often lead to the death of the owners.Most parasites are the cause of many human diseases.In medical terminology, parasites include all creatures that lead a parasitic lifestyle.The 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, toxoplasmas and others.To parasitic worms - helminths.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 unnoticed in the host's body.Testing for parasites involves monitoring their release (amoebae, segments, worms, pinworms) or the products of parasite reproduction (eggs, protozoan cysts).The diagnosis is made on feces, urine, sputum or tissue of the human body (blood and lymph nodes).
Let's highlight a list of studies that are used for this:
- histological coprogram;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscopy (hemoscanning);
- electroacupuncture methods (ART - vegetative resonance examination).
Analysis using the histological coprogram method involves the diagnosis of thin sections of a stool sample using optical systems.It allows to clearly identify parts of the bodies of helminths, their eggs and the membranes (cuticles) of the larvae.This is how helminthiasis is detected.An additional function of this method is to determine 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 to use different sets of chemical reagents and markers.They are used to identify certain types of antibodies and parasite antigens in human blood.Immunological tests are performed only in medical laboratories.
Microscopic analysis is based on the use of dark field, fluorescence and electron microscopes.This diagnostics makes it possible to examine living or stationary microscopic objects, as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The electroacupuncture method is based on the use of special devices to identify basic data on 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 infestations in human biomaterial.It can be performed for adults and children.
Hemoscan (blood test) allows to determine the condition of the main elements of the blood and the purity of its plasma.When taking a parasite test that is 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.After that, the sample of the research material is magnified under a microscope 1800-2000 times.At this moment, the monitor broadcasts the received image, and also provides the opportunity to take photos or video.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 occurs between the drug and the human body.Such a drug acts as information carriers of the frequencies of various types of parasites.In 1989, all data on the frequency of various parasites, fungi and viruses were discovered and recorded.It is this type of research that makes it possible to assess the state of a person at a given time.That is, to determine the level of disorders of the immune system, as well as viral and bacterial loads on the human body, eliminate toxins, 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.This is their overrated indicator that indicates the presence of allergic reactions caused by parasitic infestations.Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can detoxify bacteria.They are involved in allergic processes in the human body and can be colored with acid dyes.That is, in other words, eosinophils are markers of parasite 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 pathogens of opisthorchosis (detection of IgG antibodies);
- blood test for echinococcal pathogens;
- blood test for toxocarosis pathogens;
- blood test for trichinellosis pathogens;
- blood test for pathogens of ascariasis.
The material for research in all the above methods is the blood, which is taken from the vein.
The research material for identifying helminths is feces.Because they are most often and easily found there.
Who should be examined?
A blood test for parasites is offered to such patients who complain of deterioration in general health.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 arise as a result of the vital activity of parasites are difficult to identify.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.The blood test allows to determine the amount of antibodies and specific immunoglobulins in the human body.They are the ones that act as parasite markers.
In many cases, blood diagnostics is additionally performed using the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method.This research 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.
A blood test for parasites is also recommended in preparation for vaccinations, during pregnancy and after completing a course of antiparasitic therapy.This analysis should be done several times (immediately after treatment and after one to three months).