Intestinal worms are parasites which infest beings and are found in all over the world. Human intestinal worms are affecting many people around the world, but they are to be found more frequently in tropical and sub-tropical parts, mainly in rainy seasons.
Usually kids are repeatedly infected by intestinal worms and even in some cases they are infected by different types of worm at a time.
Intestinal worms are found in our gastrointestinal tract and they are feed on the person’s body. Mainly these worms infest the intestinal wall of the body and cause lots of health problems. Some types of intestinal worms are visible to the naked eye or are microscopic and require to be seen with the use of a microscope. Hundreds of different types of worms can infect humans, and these worms survive on the nutrients in the body of their host. Worms in a body can cause destruction since these parasite burrows through the intestines, leave pollutant in the body that can destroy the whole system, and they also hold up the nutrients that we want to stay healthy.
There are many different kinds of worms that can infest a person’s body. Some of the commonly known parasites or intestinal worms include:
Giardia
It is the most common intestinal worm in humans and mainly originates in drinking water. Giardia inhabit in the smaller intestine and in the gall bladder. They are usually present in huge quantity and these organisms will cover the intestinal walls. They also restrict the absorption of nutrients and afterward causing sickness.
Roundworm
It looks similar as earthworm and can generate approximately 200,000 eggs in a day. Many people are infected with this type; it the most common type of intestinal worms worldwide. They are very dangerous and are also responsible for many diseases. Adult roundworms grow up to 15 inches long.
Hookworm
When hookworm reaches adulthood, they can weaken the sufferer’s strength, liveliness and overall comfort. There larvae can penetrate the skin Young worms use their teeth to do hole in the intestinal wall.
Pinworm
They can infect one in five children. Female Pinworms move slowly out of the anus and lay approximately 15,000 eggs daily. Pinworm causes digestive disorders, itching and irritation of the anus or vagina, insomnia, bad temper or uneasiness.
Whipworm
They are 1 to 2 inches in length and they infected several hundred million people worldwide.
Tapeworm
Their bodies are divided in sections with hooks and they can produce around a million of eggs per day.
Broad fish tapeworm
They may grow up to 30 to 35 feet in length and survive ten years inside person’s intestines.
Amoebae
Amoeba is an asymmetrical shaped microorganism that mainly infects the ending points of the colon and smaller intestine. Amebiasis is a common infection and caused because of species known as Entamoeba histolytica.
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