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  2. Praziquantel - Wikipedia

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    Praziquantel (PZQ), sold under the brandname Biltricide among others, is a medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections in mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. [3] In humans specifically, it is used to treat schistosomiasis, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, tapeworm infections, cysticercosis, echinococcosis ...

  3. Anisakis - Wikipedia

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    The best preventive measure for Anisiakis is to avoid eating raw or undercooked fish or squid. [20] Another common prevention method is the thermal treatment of the fish or squid prior to consumption. The fish or squid should be cooked at >60 °C for >1 min or frozen whole at −20 °C for >24 h. [21]

  4. Fenbendazole - Wikipedia

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    Fenbendazole is a broad spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites including: giardia, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, the tapeworm genus Taenia (but not effective against Dipylidium caninum, a common dog tapeworm), pinworms, aelurostrongylus, paragonimiasis, strongyles, and strongyloides that can be administered to sheep, cattle, horses, fish, dogs, cats ...

  5. Antiparasitic - Wikipedia

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    Antiparasitics target the parasitic agents of the infections by destroying them or inhibiting their growth; [4] they are usually effective against a limited number of parasites within a particular class. Antiparasitics are one of the antimicrobial drugs which include antibiotics that target bacteria, and antifungals that target fungi.

  6. Levamisole - Wikipedia

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    Levamisole has gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish. [9] Levamisole has been used to treat small ruminant animals since the late 1960s. [10] Levamisole-resistant parasitic worms are common in sheep farms in New Zealand, [11] Uruguay, [12] Paraguay, [13] and ...

  7. Ivermectin - Wikipedia

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    Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug. [7] After its discovery in 1975, [8] its first uses were in veterinary medicine to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis. [9] Approved for human use in 1987, [10] it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis.

  8. Mebendazole - Wikipedia

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    Mebendazole (MBZ), sold under the brand name Vermox among others, is a medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infestations. [5] This includes ascariasis, pinworm infection, hookworm infections, guinea worm infections and hydatid disease, among others. [5] It has been used for treatment of giardiasis but is not a preferred agent.

  9. Anisakis simplex - Wikipedia

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    The consumption or management of raw seafood puts humans at risk for developing an infection or allergic reaction caused by Anisakis simplex. [3] [5] The presence of a single worm in a human's body is enough to cause infection and elicit symptoms. [3] In fact, this species is responsible for the majority of human infection cases within its ...

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