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Helminth Treatment
Question | Answer |
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Enterobius vermicularis | Mebendazole/pyrantel pamoate |
Ascaris lumbricoides | Mebendazole/pyrantel pamoate |
Trichinella spiralis | Thiabendazole- only against adult worms |
Strongyloides stercoralis | Ivermectin/thiabendazole |
Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus | Mebendazole/pyrantel pamoate |
Dracunculus medinensis | Niridazole |
Onchocerca volvulus | Ivermectin |
Loa Loa | Diethylcarbamazine |
Wuchereria bancrofti | Diethylcarbamazine |
Toxocara canis | Diethylcarbamazine |
Taenia solium | Praziquantel for intestinal worms/cysticercosis; albendazole for neurocysticercosis |
Diphyllobothrium latum | Praziquantel |
Echinococcus granulosus | Albendazole |
Schitosoma | Praziquantel |
Clonorchis sinensis | Praziquantel |
Paragonimus westermani | Praziquantel |