{"id":9297,"date":"2024-06-30T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/introlab.net\/?p=9297"},"modified":"2024-06-27T00:50:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:50:15","slug":"echinococcus-in-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-introlab.dev-digitaldot.com\/en\/echinococcus-in-humans\/","title":{"rendered":"Echinococcus in humans: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strange symptoms, a bunch of doctor visits, and then, a shocking diagnosis: Echinococcus<\/em>.<\/span><\/span> For those who haven’t come across this name before, it’s a parasite that typically inhabits the dog’s intestines.<\/span><\/span> However, this not particularly pleasant companion, unfortunately, can also inhabit the human body.<\/span><\/span> It usually lodges in the liver, lungs, or brain<\/strong>, where it forms cysts that grow constantly.<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Worst of all, this all happens very slowly<\/em>, insidiously, with ailments that tend to show up only after a few years of its settlement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you were to learn about this diagnosis, chances are you would be confused.<\/span><\/span> Who is this uninvited guest in your body?<\/span><\/span> Where did it come from<\/em>?<\/span><\/span> And how to get rid of it<\/em>?<\/span><\/span> Take a look at the echinococcus research conducted by the IntroLab laboratory in Belgrade<\/a>, and discover the answers to these and additional questions!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How is dog tapeworm transmitted?<\/h2>\n

Echinococcus, also known as dog tapeworm<\/em>, is, as we mentioned, a small parasite that usually inhabits the intestines of dogs<\/strong>. However, once inside the human body, it can cause serious health problems.<\/p>\n

The route of echinococcus transmission is quite simple. Humans typically become infected by consuming food and\/or water previously contaminated with animal feces<\/strong>. It is also possible to get infected through dog or cat saliva, for example when a dog or cat licks a person’s hands.<\/p>\n

Once the parasite enters the body, it travels to the stomach, where echinococcus embryos are released and pass through the intestinal wall. Through the blood, these embryos reach the liver or the venous blood, which further transports them to the lungs, brain, spleen, or kidneys<\/em>. Cysts with a chitinous membrane develop there, around which the organism creates a connective sheath.<\/p>\n

This process takes place very slowly, often for years, without any symptoms. The first symptoms appear only when the cysts reach a certain size and begin to exert pressure on the surrounding organs<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Ehinokokus je podli parazit. \u0160tavi\u0161e, prvi simptomi infekcije istim se mogu javiti godinama nakon zara\u017eavanja!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Echinococcus symptoms<\/h2>\n

Ehinokokoza<\/b>, bolest izazvana ehinokokusom, se razvija sporo<\/b>, poput tumora, te je dugo ne prate simptomi. U kasnijim fazama, simptomi zavise od veli\u010dine ciste i mesta gde se nalazi<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Kada se ehinokokus razvije u plu\u0107ima, dominiraju nespecifi\u010dni simptomi. \u0160tavi\u0161e, bolest je \u010desto asimptomatska, te se neretko otkriva sasvim slu\u010dajno prilikom rutinskog rendgenskog pregleda. Opisuju se:<\/p>\n