Helminths have different life stages. How may this impact the treatment of helminthic diseases ? How...

Helminths have different life stages. How may this impact the treatment of helminthic diseases ? How may this also impact control of helminth level ?

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Helminth form 3 main life cycle stages

Eggs
Larvae
Adult worm

Adult worm will infect definite host and sexual development take place

Laraval stage may be free living , parasitize in invertebrate or intermediate hosts

LIFE CYCLE

Treatment

Benzimidazoles - Albendazole,Mebendazole is used as 1st line treatment for round worm and tape worm infections
macrolyticlactones like ivermectin is effective for adult and migrating laraval stages
Praziquantel- is a choice for taeniasis and food born trematodiases

the treatment drugs will act on larval stages and the matured migrating larval stages by interfering the cell metabolism also steroidal therapy os used for preventing the helminth mediated inflammational responses in blood.

gladiator answered 1 year ago

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