Ascarids and pinworms – the leaders among parasites



In nature, there are several varieties of parasites. The most common are roundworms and pinworms. Externally the worms living in the human body look unpleasant. Worms, or the worms that are microscopic in size and reach a length of several meters. These parasites are smooth and shiny, similar to earthworms.

Roundworm, for example, is worms, with a transparent shell and a round shape. They are found in the human body as one and whole groups. Roundworm sometimes reach even 15 cm. They live in the large intestine of man, not attaching it to the walls. Roundworm, traveling through the human body, break the walls of capillaries. They are able to penetrate the liver and the pancreas and cause liver abscess and pancreatitis. Roundworm is difficult to identify because difficult the treatment of ascariasis. In addition, the larvae of this parasite are excreted in the feces every day, and cannot be considered in isolation.


Pinworms is a smaller kind of worms that are commonly found in the human body. They are small white worms. Their size reaches 4 mm, the females can grow up to 12 mm. They live in the large and small intestine. Pinworms are easily can be seen in the stool of an infected person. And they meet there in the unit quantity, and groups. Night pinworms lay eggs, because in girls, pinworms can be seen in the genital region in skin folds and around the anus.

It leads to itching in the perineum, combing, and then with unwashed hands pinworms again enter the body through the mouth. Thus, there is a cycle of worms in the human body.

Whipworm and tapeworm



Another dangerous parasite - the whipworm is the cecum. It has color from white to light pink. Whipworm usually does not reach large sizes. Has a thin front end and gradually thickens toward the back. From this parasite are the mouth, esophagus, and anus.

Another parasite – a tapeworm. Its length reaches 10 m, this is longer than human intestines. Just because a tapeworm can lead to rupture of the intestine. And this is an acute condition of the body, requiring surgical assistance.

Thus, it is impossible to ignore the presence of worms in the human body. Parasites, sometimes being inside of a person years to affect the whole body, releasing harmful toxins. These toxins poison the human body.