HUMAN PARASITES

Spread and Prevention

Learning Objectives:

Parasites and their types

Deworming and
Prevention
Malarial parasite
Ectoparasites
Endoparasites
 Sir, many students are playing with the
medicines you gave us, some have thrown
them in the dustbin too !

We do not have worms

in our stomach so why
should we eat it ?
 Yes you are right! we don't have
earthworms but we may have thread
like worms ,ringworms or flatworms
which may be transmitted through
soil into our bodies. These worms are
parasites and most of them live
inside our intestine.

They enter our body

through dirty hands,
contaminated water and
food ,pets, unhygienic
eating habits, raw fish and
meat.
 Symptoms of Worm Infestation-
Loss of appetite, Stomach pain,
But why do worms Unexplained weight loss, vomiting,
rashes, diarrhea. Urinary infections etc.
live in our body ?

They do not prepare their own

food but absorb our digested
food for their growth and they
live in our body so we call them
parasite. Look at the board for
How do we know common symptoms.
that we have worms
inside our body?
 I’ve read about
Parasites can be divided Endoparasites in a
into endoparasites and book....Here it is !
ectoparasites.

ENDOPARASITES
Endoparasites are organisms that live
inside a host's body and can cause harm.
They can be found in humans and animals
and can cause a variety of health problems-
chronic illness, malnutrition, and even
death.
ECTOPARASITES
Ectoparasites are organisms that live on the
skin of a host and depend on it for
sustenance, maturation, and multiplication.
They are parasites that live on the external
surface of hosts and are in direct contact
with the external environment.
 It is not necessary that all
students show these symptoms. I do not have these
symptoms then why
Effects of worms may not be seen
immediately .But they can cause long should I eat the tablets ?
term harm to children’s health. De
worming allows children to have
better growth.

Now I understand, why my

cousin who is studying in
Ambala was also given these
tablets….They are important
for proper growth of all
children!!
 Giving tablets to all children of the age
group 1-19 years is called Mass de
worming .It is done through the platform
of schools and Anganwadisto break the
cycle

De worming tablets like Albendazoleis

given twice a year to kill parasites.
These tablets do not allow worms to
absorb sugar from food. This way the
worms loose energy and then die.
Children expel worms via stool. Once
the child ‘s body is free of worms the
body becomes capable to absorb
vitamin A and other nutrients needed
for growth.
National De worming Day
is celebrated in our
country each year. For
more information watch
this video:
https://youtu.be/vjkb9E429
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 Explore&Answerthefollowing
•Worms usually inhabit our intestine. Explore
the names of any other two parasites that
infect human beings and their location in
human body.
•If parasites are totally dependent for food on
their host, then what are the organs that
would be more developed in them and the
organs that would be under developed.
•Find the name of the parasite that causes
Elephantiasis in human beings.