Parasites are microorganisms that live and feed on other organisms.Parasites often harm 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, parasites have to change two or three hosts, which leads to exhaustion and weakening of the body.Often lead to the death of the owner.Most parasites are the causative agents of many human diseases.In medical terms, parasites are all living beings that lead a parasitic lifestyle.Exceptions are bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Diagnosis of parasites in humans
There are a number of human diseases caused by parasites such as protozoa, parasitic worms, arthropods and pathogenic microorganisms.Protozoan parasites include amoeba, leishmania, lamblia, plasmodium, trypanosomes, balantids, pneumocystis, toxoplasmia and others.To parasitic worms - helminths.Arthropods include insects and mites.Pathogenic microorganisms include bacteria and spirochetes that parasitize ticks, fleas, lice, pathogenic fungi and viruses.
The main goal of parasites is to hide their existence.This means they live undetected in the host's body.When examining parasites, their release (amoebas, segments, worms, pinworms) or the products of parasite reproduction (eggs, protozoan cysts) are observed.Diagnosis is made based on feces, urine, sputum or human body tissue (blood and lymph nodes).
Let's highlight a list of studies used for this:
- histological coprogram;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscopy (hemoscanning);
- Electroacupuncture methods (ART – vegetative resonance testing).
When analyzing using the histological coprogram method, thin sections of a stool sample are diagnosed using optical systems.It allows the clear identification of body parts of helminths, their eggs and the membranes (cuticles) of the larvae.Thus, helminthiasis is detected.Another feature of this method is determining the type of parasites found.
A serological blood test that detects antibodies to 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 antigens from parasites in human blood.Immunological tests are only carried out in medical laboratories.
The microscopic analysis is based on the use of dark field, fluorescence and electron microscopes.This diagnostic allows the examination of living or stationary microscopic objects as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The method of electroacupuncture is based on the use of special devices to determine basic data about the state of human health.With this method, different areas of the skin are examined.
Histological analysis is a common method for examining stool for the presence of various parasites.In most cases it is used to determine helminth infestation in human biomaterial.Can be carried out for adults and children.
Hemoscanning (blood test) allows you to determine the state of the main components of blood and the purity of its plasma.When performing a parasite test based on this method, the blood is not processed (i.e. it is not dried or colored).The examination is carried out using a microscope connected to a video camera.The sample of the examined material is then magnified 1,800 to 2,000 times under a microscope.At this moment, the monitor transmits the resulting image and also provides the ability to take photos or videos.Hemoscan allows you to obtain data on the state of the immune system and its activity, as well as detect the presence of bacteria, fungi and helminth larvae.
The VRT (vegetative resonance test) is based on the phenomenon of biological resonance that forms 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 abundance data of various parasites, fungi and viruses were discovered and recorded.This type of research provides an opportunity to assess a person's condition at a specific point in time.This means determining the extent of immune system disorders and viral and bacterial load on 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 carried out using the ART method, special attention is paid to determining the level of eosinophils.Their overestimated indicator indicates allergic reactions caused by parasite infestation.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 by acidic dyes.That is, 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 decided by the treating doctor.The most commonly used tests are blood and stool tests to detect different types of parasites.The following types can be distinguished in blood tests for parasites:
- blood test for lamblia;
- Blood test for opisthorchiasis pathogens (detection of IgG antibodies);
- blood test for Echinococcus pathogens;
- Blood test for pathogens of toxocariasis;
- blood test for trichinosis pathogens;
- Blood test for ascariasis pathogens.
The research material in all of the above methods is blood taken from a vein.
The research material for identifying helminths is feces.Because that's where they are most common and easier to recognize.
Who needs to be tested?
Patients who complain of a deterioration in general health are offered a blood test for parasites.It is known that 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.At the same time, diseases arising from the vital activity of parasites are difficult to detect.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.A blood test allows you to determine 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 carried out using the PCR method (polymerase chain reaction).This study is considered effective and reliable.Its main advantage is to detect many types of diseases, while other diagnostic methods are powerless.
It is also recommended to take a blood test for parasites in preparation for vaccinations, during pregnancy and after completing antiparasitic therapy.This analysis must be carried out several times (immediately after treatment and after one to three months).