What is the treatment of ascaridosis, human hookworm: Medications, antiparasitic tablets

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Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Healthcare worker

Treatment depends on the amount of parasites in the intestine and the complications that arise.

The basic approach is conservative treatment in the form of antiparasitic tablets with the active substance mebendazole or albendazole.

The administered drugs kill the worms within 3 days.

After cure, the infestation may reappear.

Surgery is performed in several cases:

  • The worm has blocked the bile duct.
  • The helminth has strayed into the appendix, where it causes inflammation
  • There is a risk of blockage and subsequent intestinal obstruction due to overgrowth of the helminth
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Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Healthcare worker
I graduated from the Secondary Medical School in Nitra, which gave me the basis for a career in healthcare. After school I worked for three years in the surgical department and then in the department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. In addition to my employment, I completed my bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Health Care in Banská Bystrica in Nursing and completed my specialisation studies in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Since my childhood I was determined to become a health professional and help people with their health problems. Continuous education and study of new professional topics related to health care, which is constantly evolving, and gaining practical experience, helps me to write professional articles for this portal, which is available to everyone. My hobbies are multifaceted, I am also involved in healthy nutrition, overall healthy lifestyle. I spend my free time on education, creative work, handicrafts in cooperation with my daughter, thanks to which, we do not know boredom.
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