Jang Ho Park wrote:
>> Can someone with the information on treating tapeworm, pinworm,
> roundworms, etc... tell me what kind of a medical specialist a person
> infected would have to see? What are some of the clues one can find
> to conclude that the person is infected with a parasite?
Drugs for tapeworms: niclosamine and praziquantel; pinworms: pyrantel
pamoate, albendazole, mebendazole.
The best way for a patient possibly infected by parasites will be to
attend a consultation in an Infectious Diseases Dept, or in a Dept
specialized in Parasitology, if available.
Helminthic (namely, worms) parasites often are suspected due to a blood
hypereoesinophilia, but there are many, many, others symptoms: it's
practically a complete handbook which would be to post on the Net!!!
--
Jean-François Magnaval, M.D., Dr.Sc..
Lab. Parasitologie
CHU Purpan
31059 Toulouse France
Phone 33 61 77 20 12
Fax 33 61 77 23 78
