2007-05-31 02:30:05 · 5 answers · asked by Ashley J 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Generally, you need to be tested for parasites. Which method of testing depends on the parasite. Parasites can inhabit a variety of places in the human body.
The most common sites for parasitic infection are the skin and the gut.
Skin parasites usually cause itching. Symptoms of skin parasites include itching, rashes, lesions and hives. Sometimes, you can see the bugs on you.
Gut parasites can cause diarrhea, gas, bloating, sometimes vomiting. You can detect gut parasites by examining a stool specimen. Some of them (like Anisakis sp. worms) can only be detected by endoscopy (sticking a camera in your gut and looking around).
Then there are parasites that live in the liver, lungs, blood, brain, etc. Creepy. Some brain parasites are diagnosed via MRI and CT scan (cysticercosis cases, etc). Some parasites can be tested for using blood tests (lung flukes) or smears (trypanosomes).
2007-05-31 08:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parasites where? in the gut? You will have abdominal pain, lethargy, loss of appetite. Get your stool specimen tested. Signs and symptoms depend upon the type of parasites.
2007-05-31 14:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When in doubt treat your hair any way it won't hurt you I have gran children and regularly do my hair and theirs because i don't want them. They pick them up from school real easy. If you have them that should do the trick the scratching is a dead give away. I've e never had them but this is why i suppose. good luck
2007-05-31 10:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by deb m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scratch scratch scratch sound familiar?
2007-05-31 09:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by Steppa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u see them
2007-05-31 09:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by amelia_0405 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋