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, etc.Plant parasites include bacteria, fungi, some higher plants and others.
Viruses are also parasites.In most cases, parasites must change two or three hosts to survive, causing the body to become exhausted and weak.It often leads to the death of their owners.Most parasites are the causative agents of many human diseases.In medical terminology, parasites include any organisms 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 amoebae, leishmania, lamblia, plasmodium, trypanosomes, balantids, pneumocysts, toxoplasma, etc.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 purpose of parasites is to hide their existence.That is, they live undetected in the host's body.Examination of parasites includes their release (amoebae, segments, worms, pinworms) or the observation of products of parasite reproduction (eggs, protozoan cysts).Diagnosis is made on feces, urine, sputum or human body tissue (blood and lymph nodes).
Let's highlight the list of studies used for this:
- histological coprogram;
- histological analysis;
- immunological (serological) tests;
- microscopy (hemoscanning);
- electroacupuncture methods (ART - autonomic resonance test).
Analysis using the histological coprogram method involves the diagnosis of thin sections of the stool sample using optical systems.This allows you to clearly identify the parts of the bodies of helminths, their eggs and the membranes (cuticles) of the larvae.Thus, helminths are detected.An additional feature 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 various chemical reagents and markers.They are used to identify certain types of antibodies and parasite antigens in human blood.Immunological examination is performed only in medical laboratories.
Microscopic analysis is based on the use of dark field, fluorescence and electron microscopes.This diagnostics allows studying living or fixed microscopic objects, as well as cellular and subcellular structures.
The electroacupuncture method is based on the use of special devices to determine basic information about the state of human health.This method examines different areas of the skin.
Histological analysis is a common method for examining feces for the presence of various types of parasites.In most cases, it is used to identify helminthic infestations in human biomaterial.It can be done for adults and children.
Hemoscanning (blood examination) allows determining the condition of the main elements of the blood and the purity of its plasma.Blood is not processed (that is, it is not dried and stained) during parasite testing based on this method.Its study is carried out using a microscope connected to a video camera.Then, the sample of the studied material is magnified 1800-2000 times under a microscope.At this moment, the monitor broadcasts the resulting image, and also allows you to take a photo or video.Hemoscanning allows to obtain information about the state of the immune system and its activity, as well as to determine the presence of bacteria, fungi and helminth larvae.
VRT (Vegetative Resonance Test) is based on the phenomenon of biological resonance between the drug and the human body.Such a drug acts as an information carrier of frequencies of different types of parasites.In 1989, all frequency data of various parasites, fungi and viruses were detected and recorded.It is this type of research that gives an opportunity to assess the condition of a person at a certain time.That is, to determine the level of disorders of the immune system, as well as determine the viral and bacterial load on the human body, remove toxins, reduce the body's reactions to various antigens and allergens, and much more.
Special attention is paid to determining the level of eosinophils in the laboratory where the ART analysis is performed.It is their overestimated indicator of the presence of allergic reactions caused by parasitic infections.Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that can neutralize bacteria.They are involved in allergic processes in the human body and can be stained with acidic dyes.That is, in other words, eosinophils are markers of parasitic invasions 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.The following types can be distinguished among blood tests for parasites:
- blood test for giardia;
- blood test for opisthorchosis pathogens (detection of IgG antibodies);
- blood test for echinococcus pathogens;
- blood test for pathogens of toxocarosis;
- blood test for trichinosis pathogens;
- blood test for ascariasis pathogens.
In all of the above methods, the material for research is blood taken from a vein.
The research material for the identification of helminths is feces.Because they are most abundant and easier to detect there.
Who should take the test?
A blood test for parasites is offered to such patients who complain of a decline in general health.As it is known, there are hundreds of families of parasites in the human body.Many of them produce toxins that poison the blood.Some reduce the amount of nutrients.And at the same time, it is difficult to identify diseases caused by the vital activity of parasites.Because the symptoms are similar to the manifestations of many diseases.A blood test allows determining the amount of antibodies and specific immunoglobulins in the human body.They act as parasitic markers.
In many cases, blood diagnosis is additionally performed by 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 conduct a blood test for parasites during 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).