In part 1 of this Article We looked At some of the types of parasites. Now we will look at some descriptions, as well as some avenues of infestation.
DESCRIPTIONS OF WORMS
"Tape worms: Taenias - fish tapeworm, beef tapeworm, and pork tapeworm. Obtained from eating raw or undercooked, infected meat. Adult worms can reach a length of more than 15 feet. Pork tapeworms can enter the brain and cause seizures. Fish tapeworms can produce over one million eggs per day. It can grow up to 33 feet. This worm is normally half an inch long, and is usually white/grey in color."
White worms come in all sizes, from tiny pinworms to those that look like spaghetti or angel hair pasta.
Red worms look just like earthworms. They exit the colon wrapped in balls. They can reach up to 6 inches long.
Inch worms are thick (pencil size), worms that are black and bumpy, they are about 2 inches long.
Black worms are 10 - 12 inches long and leave the colon wrapped in 'yellow acid water'. They make their nest deep in the impacted colon wall.
Pin worms are tiny parasites that wiggle out of the anus cavity. They look like white rice and are about 3/4 inch long and are thicker than white worms.
Hook worms are curved parasites about six inches long, and having a grayish color. Infestation is said to be as high as 50% worldwide. Hookworms grip the intestinal wall and suck blood.
Thread worms are cream-colored parasites with the thinness of a thread. They frequently exit the body by the hundreds.
Stickpin worms are about one inch long and they have a head like a pea ... small ones are white, adults are black.
'Little fish'...are fish-type parasites that have heads and tails, and they swim out of the colon in schools. On average they are about 1/2 inch long.
'Fuzz balls' are round parasites with fur on them. They are yellow and about 1/4 - 3/4 inch in diameter.
SOME SYMPTOMS
Hookworms can cause itching on the soles of the feet, and in some instances bloody sputum, fever, rash, and loss of appetite.
Threadworms can cause coughing or bronchitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and gas, preceded by tiny red abrasions that sometime itch.
Small tapeworms can cause weight and appetite loss, and abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Large tapeworms can cause similar symptoms, usually without the weight loss. Tapeworms are worthy of particular notice in part because of the size to which they can grow within a human host. "The fish tapeworm is a broad, long worm, often growing to lengths of 3-7 feet at maturity and capable of attaining 30 feet. It is the longest tapeworm invading humans with as many as 4,000 segments (proglottids). The main body of the worm is virtually filled with male and female reproductive organs allowing it to produce an incredible number of eggs, often more than 1,000,000 a day. The adult attaches to the wall of the intestine with the aid of two sucking grooves located in its head (scolex)... an appearance similar to that of a spider and are colored brown; often 1 inch long."
"The adult is ivory or grayish-yellow in color and can live in humans for 20 years. Humans are the final host of this worm, but first it must pass through a tiny freshwater crustacean, and then to a fish...The larva that infects people, a 'plerocercoid', is frequently found in the intestines of freshwater and marine fish. It is sometimes found in the flesh of freshwater fish or in fish that are migrating from salt waters to fresh water for breeding. You can be infected by eating raw, lightly cooked,... freshwater or certain migratory species of salmon, perch, pike, pickerel, and turbot. The popularity of eating raw fish dishes, such as Japanese sushi and sashimi, helps to spread this disease....Some people are constantly hungry because the tapeworms are eating most of the food. There are times when the worm gets so large that it will cause a colon blockage. In some people a severe anemia may develop, because of this tapeworm's ability to consume most of its host's vitamin B12. Folate may be reduced as well. With the anemia that results, neurological symptoms can manifest including numbness, loss of vibration sense, and even some eye symptoms."
According to the, Natural Remedies Encyclopedia, the pork tapeworm and the beef tapeworm are more common than the fish tapeworm. "Pork is an extremely dangerous food to eat. The larvae of pork tapeworm frequently burrow through the intestinal wall and travel around the body in the blood. Epilepsy and , if they infect the eyes, blindness may result".
AVENUES OF INFESTATION
There are four pathways by which we can be infected:
1) Via food or water which are sources of the roundworm, amoebae, giardia.
2) Via a vector - mosquito carrier of dog heartworm, filaria, malaria; flea is a carrier of dog tapeworm; common housefly transmits amebic cysts; sand fly carries leishmaniasis.
3) Via sexual contact where partners can transmit trichomonas, giardia, amoebae.
4) Through the nose and skin where pinworm eggs and Toxoplasma gondii can be inhaled from contaminated dust, hookworms, schistosomes, and strongyloides can penetrate exposed skin and bare feet.
"Another parasitic pathway is the airplane. Extensive foreign travel has exposed people to a whole gamut of exotic diseases never before encountered in their homeland." Guess What Came to Dinner by Louise Gittleman, pg. 22.
Dr. James Balch M.D., and Phyllis A. Balch, CNC note : "Worm infestations can range from mild to severe, even life threatening, particularly in children. They result in poor absorption of essential nutrients, and in some cases, loss of blood from the gastrointestinal tract...Malabsorption resulting from parasitic infection makes one susceptible to many diseases because it results in diminished immune function...Parisites are more common than most people suppose and they can be behind many illnesses, including colon disorders...They... are common in people with AIDS chronic fatigue syndrome, candidiasis, and many other disorders".
In part 3 We will look at some of the powerful natural remedies for parasite infestation.
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