Anthelmintic - Wikipedia
Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage to the host. They may also be called vermifuges (those that stun) or vermicides (those that kill).
Anthelmintic | Uses, Types & Side Effects | Britannica
anthelmintic, any drug that acts against infections caused by parasitic worms (helminths). Helminths can be divided into three groups: cestodes, or tapeworms; nematodes, or roundworms; and trematodes, or flukes. The helminths differ from other infectious organisms in that they have a complex body structure.
List of Anthelmintics (antihelminthics) - Drugs.com
Anthelmintics are a type of medicine that kills helminths. Helminths are worm-like parasites such as flukes, roundworms, and tapeworms. It is important that anthelmintics are selectively toxic to the parasite and not the host. Some work by inhibiting metabolic processes that are vital to the parasite but absent or not vital in the host.
Where are all the anthelmintics? Challenges and opportunities on …
2020年7月29日 · Anthelmintics are drugs used for the treatment and control of infections of parasitic nematodes, trematodes and cestodes in animals and humans. The lack of effective vaccines and inadequate sanitation in some endemic regions has limited our ability to break the life cycles of these parasites.
Anthelmintic drug discovery: target identification, screening …
2020年6月2日 · Anthelmintic drugs is the collective term for the group of drugs which treat infections of animals or humans infected with parasitic worms (helminths). Parasitic worms infect a wide range of species and as such present a major burden on not only human health, but also livestock production and crop production.
Herbal anthelmintic agents: a narrative review - PMC
2022年8月8日 · Helminths or Parasitic worms of humans may cause chronic and sometimes deadly diseases, considered as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that infect around two billion people worldwide. Plants have been used as anthelmintics from ancient times. This review is a compilation of plants as source of anthelmintic drug.
Anthelminthic therapies - UpToDate
2024年4月25日 · Anthelminthic drugs are used for treatment of symptomatic disease and for mass drug treatment programs in regions with high prevalence of infection and disease [1].
Chapter 34: Anthelmintic Drugs - McGraw Hill Medical
1 天前 · Overall, they are the roundworms because they are elongated and cylindrical (round). This group includes whipworm, pinworm, and hookworm. In the United States, the most common helminth infections are ascaris lumbricoides, ancylostoma duodenale (roundworm), and necator americanus (hookworm).
Antihelmintics Drugs: Classification, Dose, Indications, and ...
2024年5月3日 · Anthelmintics are a class of medications used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms, also known as helminths. These parasites can infect various parts of the body, including the intestines, lungs, liver, and other tissues.
Anthelmintic Resistance and Its Mechanism: A Review
Anthelmintic resistance is a heritable loss of sensitivity of an anthelmintic in a parasite population that was in the past susceptible to the same anthelmintic. The development of anthelmintic resistance is evident to different helminths of almost every animal species and to different groups of anthelmintic in several continents.