Tag: Whipworm

According to a Cochrane review of clinical trials, ivermectin was significantly more effective than albendazole for treating strongyloidiasis. The question of which is better, ivermectin or albendazole, depends heavily on the specific parasitic infection being targeted, as their mechanisms of action and spectrums of activity differ.

According to the World Health Organization, intestinal worm infections affect hundreds of millions of people globally, especially children. Mebendazole, a powerful anthelmintic medication, is a primary treatment used to address this health issue by effectively targeting and eliminating parasitic worms in the human gut.