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parasite drug spec
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hookworm | albendazole |
| roundworm | albendazole |
| tapeworm (larvae) | albendazole |
| microsporidosis | albendazole |
| trichinellosis | albendazole |
| visceral larva migrans | albendazole |
| pinworm | mebendazole |
| whipworm | mebendazole |
| schistosomiasis | praziquantel |
| tapeworms (adult) | praziquantel |
| flukes | praziquantel |
| filariasis | diethylcarbamazine |
| loaiasis | diethylcarbamazine |
| strongyloidiasis | ivermectin |
| onchocerciasis | ivermectin |
| lice/scabies (oral) | ivermectin |
| leishmaniasis | paramomycin |
| toxoplasmosis | pyrimethamine |
| trichomonas | metronidazole |
| giardiasis | metronidazole |
| amebiasis | metrodinazole |
| Malaria | Chloroquine and Mefloquine |
| Babesiosis | Atovaquone-proguanil |
| Malaria (resistant to 1st line) | Atovaquone-prouanil |
| Lice/scabies (topical) | Permethrin |