Prevention of pests

Parasitic diseases are widespread among the people. At least once in life each person met with one or another type of parasites. According to the World health organization, in the world installed invasion induced covered more than 4.5 billion people, and each year this figure increases by 100 millions of difficult to deal with them, but they are infected by parasites is not difficult.

Hygiene

If we look at the roots of the word "parasite," which in Greek means "sponger" or "compassion", which fully reflects the essence of these organisms.

The damage that pests are capable of inflicting to his master, varies greatly:

  • Mechanical damage organs (e.g., intestine or ducts).
  • Obstruction of the lymphatic vessels.
  • Embolism of the blood vessels resulting in their rupture, the formation of hemorrhages.
  • Embolism sustain the life of the arteries by the parasites or their larvae, which can lead to the death of the person.
  • Eat parasites of the tissues of the host (for example, the cells of the mucous membranes of man is nourished of a pathogenic agent of amoebic dysentery).
  • Violation of the normal functioning of the body, with errors in the system of digestion and metabolic processes, a deficiency of different vitamins and minerals, etc.
  • Parasites are poisoning the human body, contributing to the development of toxic-allergic reactions.

This is not a complete list of what harm pests are capable of damaging the body of his master. Will vary depending on the type of pathogen, how long the infection occurred, the number of parasites, their aggressiveness, from the place of infestation, method of breeding, etc.

Parasites, which can harm the human body, there are a lot of. The most well-known are the worms, which live in the intestine.

However, there are other types of malware, parasitic creatures, which are able to significantly reduce the quality of life of the person, including:

  • Worms ossiuri, ascaris, trichuris trichuris, rat tapeworm, etc).
  • Parasites protozoa (intestinal trichomonas, giardia, chlamydia, toxoplasmosis from the earth,..., amoeba, and pathogens by depriving etc).
  • Ectoparasites they refer to head lice (headache, basin, hanging), lice, sarcoptes scabiei, a mite, a sort of "demodex", the larvae of the flesh flies.
  • More parasites: the larvae, gadfly, parasites from a group of entomosis, the larvae of the fleas of the sand etc

They all cause various disorders of the human body, so it is important to avoid parasite infection.

Prevention of pests
  • Through the digestive tract. Often carriers of the larvae of the parasites are poorly washed vegetables, fruit, non-heat-treated meat or fish, etc Danger the non-observance sanitary-hygienic rules for workers in catering, among the sellers and among the population. Often a source of infection are animals. Detected in 1 g of feces of a cat can be up to 20 million Toxoplasma, and 1 loaf of bread from the street the curtains would also be different types of worms.
  • Through the respiratory tract in case of inhalation of eggs or a cyst of parasites.
  • Through the skin and mucous membranes. For example, the larvae Schistosoma penetrate through the skin when bathing in the freshwater ponds.
  • Through insect bites (mosquitoes, flies, gadfly, etc).
  • From one person to another contact the family through, for example, if it is scabies, the enterobiosi, intestinal toxoplasmosis, etc
  • Intrauterine by the mother-to-child during pregnancy.

Some parasitic diseases occur with a bright symptoms, and some do not show. People often long period of time, without success, are treated by allergies, and passes after a course of anthelmintic drugs. So it is very important to comply with preventive measures aimed at preventing the disease.

Measures of prevention of parasitic infestations

Prevention of pests is the fulfilment of a series of measures to prevent their penetration into the organism. Some recommendations, for example, regular washing of the hands, may seem trivial. However, it is precisely the non-observance of rules of personal hygiene often leads to the development of parasitic diseases.

The treatment of food products and water:

  • For the disinfection of fruit, vegetables, vegetables of helminths, it is necessary to pre-soak in water for a time from 20 to 30 minutes followed by washing of the product under the jet of water for 5 minutes.
  • All vegetation must be thoroughly cleaned from the soil, stripped for leaves, feathers, and stems. It is possible to wash the parsley in soapy water followed by rinsing in running water.
  • With regard to the fruits of the forest with a rough finish structure (strawberries, raspberries, strawberries), they should be washed in a solution of soda in strong at 1.0% concentration, and then rinse with clean water.
  • A further method of disinfection of vegetables is their treatment with a weak solution of iodine (0.2 percent).
  • For cleaning and disinfection of drinking water from parasites in the water-cleaning stations have special equipment. It is assumed that in the house the water should be clean. However, if there are any doubts about its quality, the most reliable method of water disinfection is boiling.
  • Careful heat treatment of meat and fish. Thus, parts of carcasses, horned cattle, or the carcasses of the pig should be divided into small pieces, of a thickness not exceeding 8 cm and boil for 2.5-3 hours. The fish must cook for at least 20 minutes, if it is crushed carcasses, and no less than 30-40 minutes, if the fish is cooked in a piece of form.
  • To release the fish with larval tapeworms (some varieties of fish infected by them in 80-100% of cases), it can be carefully its freezing at a temperature not lower than -12 degrees. For the fish of the river, in the brush, the pike, the burbot, the perch, etc.) the freezing time is not less than 72 hours. For salmon, grayling, cisco, arctic, char, freezing time should be no less than 60 hours. To disinfect ketu, danube salmon and that big fish of the sea, his need to withstand a temperature of -15 degrees is not less than 50 hours.
  • For the destruction of the larvae opisthorchid and other flukes fish to withstand a temperature of less than 28 degrees and not less than 32 hours. It helps in the fight against some parasites fish-salting. The same is true for the calves.
  • The purchase of all feed products should be carried out in places of sale of business. It is only there that the sellers are available all the certifications of quality (he is obliged to provide, on request of the buyer), and only in this way it is possible to reduce the risk of capture of contaminated products.
  • Should not be consumed raw dairy products, because they can contain dangerous parasites and bacteria.
  • Do not drink water from open sources. It is not recommended to consume beverages sold on the way to the bottling.
The prevention of the transmission of parasites from pets

The observance of rules of personal hygiene:

  • It is important from childhood to teach children to wash their hands after the walk, after using the bathroom, after contact with animals, before each meal. Of course, that the washing of hands must not forget, and adults.
  • If the opportunity to wash their hands after visiting public places, it is possible to take advantage of the special antiseptic and antibacterial properties and gel compositions. They allow you to eliminate pests on your hands with a probability of 98% to 100%. However, it should not be too involved tools and apply them very often, in order not to compromise their microflora.
  • It is important to respect the cleaning in the house, with daily cleaning with washing of the floors and liberation of the allowed items for the home from dust accumulation. Good for the treatment of carpets and upholstered furniture do not use a broom and vacuum cleaner.
  • All the toys of the child should be kept clean. So, soft toys are treated with the help of a vacuum cleaner, or deleted in the washing machine at high temperatures. Other toys plastic, wood, metal, rubber, etc., should be washed in a bucket with soap and water. The procedure of processing of the objects with which it interacts to the child, you need to make it at least once every 30 days.
  • Should unlearn some of the children from the bad habit of biting nails, licking fingers, take in the mouth of any foreign bodies. The statistics indicate that the habit of nail biting is present in 25% of youth and 45% of the adolescents. So it is a problem relevant not only for the children.
  • The nails of the hands the children need to cut short, for them not to accumulate dirt. Women with manicures need to no less than be sure to carefully follow the purity of his nails.
  • Child underwear recommend that you iron, it does not matter if parasites, infection, or not.

The prevention of the transmission of parasites from animals to man:

  • All pets must pass dewormed special preparations. They can be purchased in veterinary shops. The course must be repeated 1 time every 3 months.
  • It is important not to let the animal on the bed, on the desk, in those places where it is stored kitchenware and food.
  • After the house cleaning of the animal (which must always be kept clean), you need to wash your hands carefully with soap.
  • The bowl of a pet must be strictly designated for this objective. It is important to monitor the cleanliness of the dishes, feeds the pet.
The respect of the rules of personal hygiene

General tips:

  • In the home does not have to be of insects (flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, etc), as well as often are carriers of parasites. In nature, it should be possible to use insect repellents.
  • During the rest need to do the bathroom only to put aside for this purpose places. Above all, this is generally true for tropical countries.
  • Not recommended to walk barefoot on the beach, not worth to lie on the sand or on the ground without the use of the litter tray.
  • It is not necessary to get in contact with artists of the street animals, as this may cause infection.
  • It is not possible to get in touch with the people that there are signs of an infection by parasites (e.g. scabies).
  • Do not use for personal hygiene of others from the board.
  • It is important to keep the immune system of the body is normal, because it is she who is responsible for the human health in general.

Even if the prevention of pests includes a pretty impressive list of recommendations, almost all of them are known to everyone since childhood. Perform them is not difficult, much more difficult it will be to get rid of the parasites in the body, if the infection is yet to happen.

30.05.2019