Pros and Cons of Helminthes

Question: Discuss about thePros and Cons of Helminthes. Answer: Introduction Different varieties of helminths that stay in the human body exist. Usually, they have been associated with symptoms such as weakness, diarrhea, malaise, and abdominal pain. For that reason, it is appropriate to use antihelminthic drugs to kill them to the reduce symptoms in the victims. Besides, Ukwubile, et al. (214) ascertain that the prevalence of helminthic infections is high in areas with low socio-economic areas with poor sanitation and inadequate water supply. The association of helminths with poor health practices and low affordability and accessibility to proper health services necessitates eradicating them. Despite this view, other research studies have indicated that helminths can be therapeutic. For instance, Helena (1) claims that the evolutionary process of the helminths has enabled them to suppress their immune responses thus able to control inflammatory diseases of the bowels. These assertions are helpful since helminthic infections pose significant challenges to the healthcare system. However, the therapy cannot be applied to low-income countries because eradication of the helminths is a priority of their health systems. Therefore, in as much as the using helminths to reduce inflammation is therapeutic, researchers need to investigate and come up with measures of reducing adverse symptoms associated with the helminths. Works Cited Cletus Anes, et al. "The Prevalence of Parasitic Human Intestinal Helminthes and the Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drug in Children in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria."Open Journal of Medical Microbiology2013 (2013). https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojmm.2013.34032 Helmby, Helena. "Human helminth therapy to treat inflammatory disorders-where do we stand?."BMC Immunology16.1 (2015): 12, doi 10.1186/s12865-015-0074-3