Helminths or worms are big multicellular organisms that are usually visible to the naked eye when they’re in the adult stage. However, helminths can’t multiply inside the human body.
Flatworms are one type of helminths and their bodies are soft and flattened. The digestive cavity has only one opening for the ingestion and removal of food and it’s considered that 80 percent of flatworms are parasitic.
Tapeworms are one type of flatworm. Infestation usually comes from ingesting their eggs as well as through transmission from person to person through the fecal-oral path.
The main risk factors are poor sanitation and shared living areas. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, weight loss, weakness, and diarrhea.
Ectoparasites are organisms like lice, mites, fleas, ticks, etc. that burrow into or attach to the skin and can stay there for long. Scabies is one example of a contagious skin illness marked by itching and small, raised red spots which is caused by the human itch mite.
It’s usually transmitted via direct and prolonged, skin-to-skin contact.
How to Prevent & Treat Parasites
Some parasites stay dormant for prolonged periods. This makes the diagnosis process more challenging since there aren’t any symptoms or they’re not clear enough.
The good news is that there are a lot of good medications that can be used for the treatment of different types of parasites after they’ve been diagnosed.
Although they’re not free of side effects, they’re very effective.
How to Perform a Parasite Cleanse?
According to some natural health practitioners, parasite infections can be relieved with cleanses consisting of supplements and herbs.
This dietary or supplement regimen is claimed to detoxify the human body and promote the removal of parasitic infections. The aim of the cleanse is to perform the detox without prescribed meds.
Still, the research on whether this method is helpful or not is very scarce. Natural health practitioners promote the following herbs as helpful parasite cleansers:
