Anthelmintic Drug Drugs acting against Parasitic Worms Types of Worms divided to three groups Trematodes – Heterophyes heterophyes (Intestinal flukes) causes Heterophyiasis -Fasciola (Liver flukes) causes Fascioliasis -Paragonimus (Lung flukes) causes Paragonimiasis -Schistosoma (Blood flukes) causes Schistosomiasis Cestodes -Taenia saginata ( Beef tapeworm ) -Taenia solium ( pork tapeworm ) -Hymenolepis nana ( Dwarf tapeworm …

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