Antiparasitic

Parasitic diseases (from the Greek. Parasitos – freeloader, a synonym for invasive disease) are a group of diseases caused by animal parasites (parasitic worms, protozoa, arthropods), and characterized by cyclical, often lasting post invazive development, usually very short, as well as immunity.

Among the parasitic diseases we can distinguish between helminthiases, protozoos, and enthomosis acariasis. Helminthiases are caused by parasitic worms. In total there are over 200 species of helminths. Among the most common helminth infections are ascariasis, schistosomiasis, enterobiasis. Protozoos is caused by protozoa. There are over 20 species of protozoa that cause disease amongst humans.

The most common are amebiasis, leishmaniasis, giardiasis, malaria, toxoplasmosis, trypanosomiasis. Enthomosis and acariasis are caused by parasitic arthropods, insects and mites. Enthomosis is miazy (diseases caused by parasitism of larvae of some species of flies) and dermatozoonos (dermatitis from insect bites), to Acariasis – scabies.

Parasites are well-known organisms that live off other organisms, using them as a habitat and a source of nutrients. In its turn, the body serves as a habitat and food source for the parasite.

Parasitic diseases are the group of diseases caused by animals – parasites such as protozoa (one-celled animal pathogens), parasitic worms (helminths) and arthropods (insects and mites). Parasitic diseases are also called invasive (invasion – infected animals, parasites).

The main peculiarity of most parasitic diseases is a long-term presence of the pathogen in the body of the patient (in the absence of specific treatment), which is determined by the duration of life of many helminths or frequent reinfection. Long-term chronic course of many parasitic diseases cause a delay of physical and mental development of children, reduction of disability and social activity of the adult population.

The source of the pathogen invasion is a human or an animal (host of the parasite). The owner of some parasitic diseases may be a source of infestation themself (for example, re-infestation of pinworms in the habit of eating nails; people suffering from enterobiasis can have pinworm eggs).

The penetration of agents of parasitic diseases into the human body is conducted through natural openings, often through the mouth, sometimes through urethra, genitals, and skin. Pathogens can also be transmitted by food and water (most of the helminths, kantariaz, miazy, etc.), by arthropod vectors (filariasis), trough the close contact with a patient (Scabies), or with soil (hookworm), as well as through air-dust (eg , ascariasis).

Parasitic diseases are characterized by high frequency of the various specific clinical manifestations. The most common pathological effects of parasitic pathogens are various allergic reaction and suppression of immunological reactivity. The presence of helminthiasis reduces the effectiveness of vaccination.

Parasitic diseases are a dermatological disease caused by organisms that colonize human skin and feed at expense of it. Parasitic diseases of the skin can be caused by parasites that spread over the surface of the skin as well as under it. There are several species of parasitic diseases, depending on what organisms are the pathogens:

• • Lice, or pediculosis, caused by lice reproduction, which are parasitic on the skin surface and cause the development of dermatological lesions;
  • Scabies, caused by scabies, that exist under the skin;
  • Parasitic diseases – therapy

To treat parasitic diseases such as lice and scabies, you should consult a qualified dermatologist. After all the diagnostic tests he will appoint you to adequate treatment. It should be noted that the treatment of these parasitic diseases in modern dermatology is very successful and fast enough. If you find lice, you should carefully inspect all the personal things – the patient and his clothing should undergone special treatment to kill parasites.

To treat scabies it is also required to make prior diagnostic testing and initiate treatment. Due to the fact that the agents of dermatological parasitic diseases are transmitted from person to person very quickly, for the period of treatment the patient had better to limit contact with uninfected family members and others.

As for lice and scabies, one of the key measures is a thorough treatment of disinfectant compositions of all the objects which the patient has touched at least once.