PHARMA MODULE 5 (2)

1. Pinworms, whipworms, threadworms, Ascaris, and hookworms

• nematodes or roundworms

• platyhelminthes or flatworms

1. Cestodes (tapeworms) and flukes (schistosomes)

• nematodes or roundworms

• platyhelminthes or flatworms

• Caused by ingestion of the encysted larvae of the roundworm, Trichinella spiralis, in undercooked pork

• trichinosis

• filariasis

• schistosomiasis

• Infection of the blood and tissues of healthy individuals by worm embryos, injected by insects

• trichinosis

• filariasis

• schistosomiasis

• Infection by a fluke that is carried by a snail

• trichinosis

• filariasis

• schistosomiasis

• Treats roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm infections

• mebendazole (vermox)

• pyrantel (altiminth, pin-rid)

• thiabendazole

Treats active lesions caused by pork tapeworm and cystic disease of the liver, lungs, and periton dog tapeworm

• albendazole

• ivermectin

• praziquantel

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  Effective against the nematode that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness

• albendazole

• ivermectin

• praziquantel

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  Very effective in the treatment of a wide number of schistosomes, or flukes

• albendazole

• ivermectin

• praziquantel