Causes and prevention of parasitic skin diseases

Many parasites can cause skin diseases. This skin disease has no particularly unusual symptoms. Some are very serious and can be life-threatening. In the animal kingdom, there are as many as seven phyla that can invade the human body and cause skin damage. They are Protozoa, Coelenterates, Schizoa, Nematodes, Annelida, Arthropoda, and Chordata. They attack the human body in different ways, causing different types of skin diseases. Parasitic skin diseases are the most common nowadays.

Skin parasitic diseases refer to skin diseases caused by parasites (protozoa, worms and insects) invading the human body in different ways. Different diseases may occur depending on the type and number of parasites, the condition of the human body (host) and the invaded organs.

Parasites (protozoa, worms and insects) invade the human body in different ways and cause skin diseases. Different diseases may occur depending on the type and number of parasites, the condition of the human body (host) and the invaded organs.

1. Caused by the following factors:

1. Mechanical stimulation caused by parasites, such as Trichomonas and Pinworm dermatitis.

2. The effects of parasite toxic products, such as inflammatory reactions such as redness and swelling caused by insect toxins.

3. Immune reactions, such as skin erythema, urticaria, fever, etc. caused by parasitic infection.

Clinical manifestations of some skin parasitic diseases are part of systemic diseases. For example, the systemic manifestations of toxoplasmosis are prominent, which may manifest as hepatitis, pneumonia, myocarditis, meningoencephalitis, chorioretinitis, polymyositis, etc. There may also be increased titers of IgM and IgG antibodies, while maculopapular and purpuric rashes of the skin are only skin manifestations of infection. Cutaneous amebiasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, echinococcosis, subcutaneous myiasis, etc. are also part of systemic diseases.

Second, the following points should be grasped for diagnosis:

1. Living in areas where the disease is prevalent, or working in waters or rice fields contaminated by pathogens, or having consumed uncooked food and raw water;

2. Symptoms and signs consistent with skin diseases caused by specific pathogens;

3. Manifestations of systemic diseases caused by specific pathogens; ④ Detection of specific pathogens or their eggs.

3. Prevention and treatment:

1. Provide correct diagnosis and treatment to patients with current symptoms.

2. Popularize knowledge on the prevention and treatment of parasitic diseases.

3. Improve personal and environmental hygiene, develop good hygiene habits, do not eat raw food, do not drink raw water, strengthen feces management, and remove mosquito and fly breeding grounds.

4. Control storage hosts and media, etc.