The drugs of choice for soil-transmitted helminths are mebendazole and albendazole; for schistosomiasis and tapeworms it is praziquantel.
Control is based on periodical deworming to eliminate infecting worms, health education to prevent re-infection, and improved sanitation to reduce soil contamination with infective eggs. Safe and effective medicines are available to control infection.
The primary drugs used for cestode infections are albendazole and praziquantel. Albendazole inhibits the uptake of glucose by the helminth and therefore the production of energy. It has a spastic or paralytic effect on the worm. Praziquantel also produces tetanus-like contractions of the musculature of the worm.
Anthelmintics are a group of antiparasitic antibiotics that treat infections by parasitic worms or helminths.
Anthelmintic medications (drugs that remove parasitic worms from the body), such as albendazole and mebendazole, are the drugs of choice for treatment of Ascaris infections, regardless of the species of worm. Infections are generally treated for 1–3 days. The drugs are effective and appear to have few side effects.
Worms can be effectively controlled by periodic chemotherapy (deworming) with safe, cheap and single-dose drugs. Treatment should ideally be implemented alongside improvements in sanitation and health education.
Eat more raw garlic, pumpkin seeds, pomegranates, beets, and carrots, all of which have been used traditionally to kill parasites. In one study, researchers found that a mixture of honey and papaya seeds cleared stools of parasites in 23 out of 30 subjects. Drink a lot of water to help flush out your system.
Medications. Broad-spectrum benzimidazoles (such as albendazole and mebendazole) are the first line treatment of intestinal roundworm and tapeworm infections. Macrocyclic lactones (such as ivermectin) are effective against adult and migrating larval stages of nematodes.
Other intestinal worm infections are also treated with medicines that kill the parasite without harming the person, such as albendazole, mebendazole, ivermectin and praziquantel. Your doctor or a gastroenterologist will advise on the appropriate medicine and the dose. The worms are then usually passed out of the body.
Mebendazole Brand names: Ovex, Vermox
Find out how mebendazole treats threadworms, roundworms and other worm infections, and how to take it.
Metronidazole (Flagyl).
Metronidazole is the most commonly used antibiotic for giardia infection.
Albendazole and mebendazole are most frequently prescribed for treatment of intestinal nematode infections (ascariasis, hookworm infections, trichuriasis, strongyloidiasis, and enterobiasis) and can also be used for intestinal tapeworm infections (taeniases and hymenolepiasis).
The five diseases caused by helminths are enterobiasis (Enterobius vermicularis or pinworm/threadworm), ascariasis (Ascaris or roundworm), taeniasis (Taenia saginata or beef tapeworm), cysticercosis (Taenia solium or pork tapeworm), and schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni).
People with light soil-transmitted helminth infections usually have no symptoms. Heavy infections can cause a range of health problems, including abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood and protein loss, rectal prolapse, and physical and cognitive growth retardation.
Apple cider vinegar has numerous health benefits and is known to be effective in treating worms in dogs. Unlike other vinegar, apple cider vinegar increases the alkaline levels in the intestines of the dog. As a result, it creates an inhospitable environment for worms and other parasites.
For most people, treatment will involve taking a single dose of a medication called mebendazole to kill the worms. If necessary, another dose can be taken after 2 weeks. During treatment and for a few weeks afterwards, it's also important to follow strict hygiene measures to avoid spreading the threadworm eggs.
Helminths migrate through mucosal sites causing tissue damage and the induction of type 2 immune responses. Anti-helminth protection relies on the mobilization and activation of multiple immune cells including type 2 innate lymphocytes (ILC2s), basophils, mast cells, macrophages and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells.
This diet may include avoiding greasy, processed foods and eating natural, whole foods. Some parasite cleansing diets ask the person to avoid specific types of foods, such as gluten, dairy, or pork. Diets may also include the use of anti-inflammatory herbs and spices, such as garlic, turmeric, and ginger.
Geohelminthiasis or soil-transmitted helminths (commonly known as intestinal worms) are the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest communities. The causative agents are the nematodes, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale).
Roundworms, or nematodes, are slender worms that can live, feed and reproduce in the human intestine. The worms can get into a host's body when: the host eats food or drinks water containing the worms. the worm directly penetrates the host's skin.
Because fungi, protozoa, and helminths are eukaryotic, their cells are very similar to human cells, making it more difficult to develop drugs with selective toxicity.
This test looks for the parasite or other abnormalities that may be causing your signs and symptoms. Some, but not all, parasitic infections can be detected by testing your blood. Blood tests look for a specific parasite infection; there is no blood test that will look for all parasitic infections.
Albendazole is the antiparasitic drug of choice for ascariasis, trichuriasis, trichinosis, cutaneous larva migrans, hookworm, and pinworm infections. It is also used to treat the majority of roundworm (nematode) diseases.