Dr. Emily: I could tell you about hundreds of cases. But, perhaps, I will focus on those examples that clearly demonstrate the dangers of parasites.
1. The situation with a happy ending. The patient complained of occasional abdominal pains. Examination showed that his entire intestine was clogged with worms. They literally dug a labyrinth in there, the process of decay began, and the person was close to sepsis. During the operation, part of the intestines was removed, worms were cleaned, and decaying tissues were removed. And after a week in intensive care, the patient felt better.
Correspondent: So, usually parasites are helminths that can lead to papillomas appearing on the skin. How can they cause death?
Dr. Emily: In reality, that’s a big misconception to think that a person’s parasites can only be worms. There exists a huge number of different kinds of parasites living in various organs, which lead to the greatest variety of consequences. In addition, worms, or more notably helminths, are quite dangerous. They literally destroy the intestines, leading to their rotting and then a mortal outcome. By the way, even helminths are hard to discover and eliminate.
Along with them, there are thousands of parasites that can live in your liver, brain, lungs, blood, and stomach. And almost all of them are deadly. Some of them immediately start acting aggressively and destroying the body. Other parasites live unnoticed until their number becomes so great that the body can no longer resist them, so the person dies. They cause a range of fatal complications: heart attacks, cancerous tumors, cirrhosis of the liver, nephritis, decomposition of the kidneys, etc.
At the same time, I can confidently say that practically everyone is infected with parasites. The thing is, most of them are extremely difficult to detect. And when the consequences of a parasitic infection become noticeable, doctors try to eliminate them. Even during the autopsy of a body, special tests are required to detect parasites. At least for most of them.
The only universal symptom that accurately determines a parasitic infection in the human body are papillomas.
Correspondent: Can you give some specific examples of medical cases of infestation?
2. The uterus with a colony of parasites inside. Unfortunately, it was no longer possible to remove them, since the parasites and their larvae completely filled the uterus and increased it in volume, by several times. Therefore, it had to be removed. The woman was saved. The poisoning of the body was too severe, she underwent specialized therapy after the removal of the uterus, but she died in 3 years.
3. Echinococcal cysts of the heart. The disease was detected too late. The attending physician believed that the man simply had coronary heart disease and angina, but the truth was much more cruel. Surgery was useless, conservative treatment did not help either. A heart transplant also did not work - there were no donors. As a result, the patient died without regaining consciousness.