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Let's now examine the way parasites reproduce. First of all, we need

to understand that there are two major categories of parasites:

large parasites, which are primarily worms, and small parasites

which are mainly microscopic in size, including what are called

protozoa and amoebae. Despite their being almost invisible, small

parasites can be dangerous. Microscopic parasites can get into your

joints and eat the calcium linings of your bones. This can lead to

arthritic tendencies. They can also eat the protein coating on your

nerves (the myelin sheath) and this can cause a disruption in the

nerve signal from the brain. One type of tiny parasite which infects

the colon is called " Entamoeba Histolytica " . This type of infection

can also be found in the liver, the lungs, and the brain. The

disease is called amebiasis, and is often transmitted via

contaminated food or water.

Large parasites, which are the worm type, are usually large enough

to be seen with the naked eye. Some can be up to 10 or even 15

inches long and in most cases cannot travel to other parts of the

body, other than the digestive tract.

The smaller parasites, the protozoas and amoebas, can function

almost like a bacteria by traveling through the bloodstream to

virtually any part of the body. They reproduce without laying eggs

and behave more like an infection in the body than do the larger

parasites.

The larger parasites are worms which reproduce by laying eggs. Eggs

are deposited into the intestinal tract, where they stick to the

walls of the intestines. When the eggs hatch, the young feed on the

food that we eat and eventually grow into adults. The adults then

repeat this process.

Some of the larger parasites:

Tapeworms:

The fish tapeworm is the largest of the human tapeworms, reaching

the length of 33 feet or more. There can be 3,000 to 4,000 segments

in one worm. It can produce more than 1,000,000 eggs a day. This

type of infestation can cause anemia because of interference with

vitamin B12. Tapeworms can also cause water retention. Besides

tapeworms from beef, pork and fish, there is also a type of dog

tapeworm you can get when dogs lick your face or hands.

Pinworms:

Pinworms are very infectious and can cause a lot of itchiness in the

anal area. The worms deposit their eggs mostly at night,

contaminating pajamas and bed linen. The eggs are readily

transported through the air, and it is not uncommon to find them in

every room of the house. Complications are much more common in women

than in men. Pinworms can also sometimes be found in the vulva,

uterus and fallopian tubes because the worm loses its way while

trying to return to the anus after depositing its eggs.

Roundworms:

Another type of roundworm that can be present in humans is

whipworms. These insidious creatures actually inject a digestive

fluid which converts the colon tissue into liquid which the worms

suck up. Dr. Norman Stoll, a former worm expert at the Rockefeller

Institute for Medical Research, estimated, in the 1940s, that the

roundworm infects about 644 million people in the world. Nutritional

deficiencies are seen in heavy roundworm infections. That figure

must now be much higher 60 years later.

Hookworms:

Hookworms bite and suck on the intestinal wall, which can cause

bleeding and necrosis (death of the tissue). In severe infections,

iron deficiency becomes a problem because of all the iron that is

lost to the hookworm. Hemoglobin levels as low as 15% of normal have

been seen in patients with severe, long-standing hookworm disease.

The smaller parasites reproduce without the process of laying eggs.

They reproduce by duplicating themselves in a manner similar to

bacteria or viral reproduction.

Parasites Secrete Toxins

The 3rd thing which parasites do is secrete. All organisms secrete

something, whether it be lubricants, waste materials, protective

liquids for warding off viruses, bacteria and other harmful

organisms, or secretions to help attract food. No matter what the

secretion is-- the secretion can be a toxin to the host organism.

Simply put, the secretions from parasites into our bodies are

poisons and toxins which our bodies are forced to deal with by

increasing the process of detoxification. As anyone who has ever

maintained an aquarium knows, ammonia is extremely toxic, yet it is

one of the gases excreted by parasites living within human and

animal hosts.

On the other end, a chronic parasitic infection secreting low levels

of toxins can create an extremely strained immune system which may

allow varied health problems to develop. When the immune system is

strained over a long period of time, it of course, becomes weak.

When the immune system is weak, our bodies become susceptible to

infections of all kinds. This can be an extremely dangerous

situation in this day and age because we are exposed to more viruses

than ever before. Also, they are changing and adapting at a very

fast rate as are the bacteria, many of which are now resistant to

antibiotics and other artificial measures which used to combat them.

People with a weakened immune system tend to feel tired all the

time. Some people refer to this as " Chronic Fatigue Syndrome " . If

this sounds like you or someone you know, you may want to seriously

consider the possibility of a depleted immune system caused by a

chronic parasitic infection.

Parasites create toxic overload

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