Helminthiasis Natural-focal

Natural focal helminthiasis is a form of helminthiasis that exists in a certain territory for an indefinitely long time, due to the fact that the pathogen circulates among wild animals in this territory.

Natural focal helminthiasis occurs in cases where the causative agents of helminthiasis constantly live among wild animals, as well as in their environment. In these cases, helminth pathogens circulate between wild animals and humans, creating a natural focal system.

Helminths that cause natural focal diseases can be different. For example, the causative agents of taiga encephalitis, tick-borne borreliosis and dirofilariasis constantly circulate among wild animals and humans, creating natural focal systems.

Treatment of naturally occurring helminthiases can be difficult because treatment requires identifying the pathogen that circulates between wild animals. In addition, treatment may require the use of special drugs that can be hazardous to human health.

In conclusion, natural focal helminthiases pose a serious public health problem as they can be dangerous to human life and health. Therefore, it is important to carry out preventive measures aimed at preventing infection with helminths, as well as identifying and treating natural focal diseases.

Helminthiasis is one of the most common infectious diseases transmitted from person to person. They are caused by helminths - parasitic worms. Our ancestors first met humans more than 30 million years ago while eating mammoth meat. The main culprit of that encounter was the intestinal parasite fluke Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasma). After that memorable meal, the parasites chose the human brain for their residence. According to the World Health Organization for 2018, more than 50% of the world's population are carriers of the parasite. Interestingly, 90% of the world's inhabitants are infected with toxoplasma, and about