Antiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of infection by parasites such as nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, infectious protozoa, and amoebas. A medication is a drug or substance taken to reduce symptoms or cure an illness or medical condition. ... An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ... A parasite is an organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism at the expense of it. ... Classes Adenophora    Subclass Enoplia    Subclass Chromadoria Secernentea    Subclass Rhabditia    Subclass Spiruria    Subclass Diplogasteria The roundworms (Phylum Nematoda) are one of the most common phyla of animals, with over 20,000 different described species. ... Orders Subclass Cestodaria Amphilinidea Gyrocotylidea Subclass Eucestoda Aporidea Caryophyllidea Cyclophyllidea Diphyllidea Lecanicephalidea Litobothridea Nippotaeniidea Proteocephalidea Pseudophyllidea Spathebothriidea Tetraphyllidea Trypanorhyncha In biology, Cestoda is the class of parasitic flatworms, called tapeworms, that live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. ... Orders not necessarily a complete list Azygiida Echinostomida Opisthorchiida Plagiorchiida Strigeata Strigeatida Trematodes are also known as flukes. ... Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Protozoa Protozoa (in Greek proto = first and zoa = animals) are single-celled eukaryotes (organisms whose cells have nuclei) that commonly show characteristics usually associated with animals, most notably mobility and heterotrophy. ... Amoeba, amÅ“ba, or ameba is a genus of protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopods, and is well-known as a representative unicellular organism. ...

Antinematodes

• Mebendazole (for most nematode infections)
• Pyrantel pamoate (for most nematode infections)
• Thiabendazole (for roundworm infections)
• Diethycarbazine (for treatment of Lymphatic filariasis)

Mebendazole (brand name Ovex®, Vermox® or Pripsen®) is a drug used to combat pinworms, roundworms and hookworms. ... Thiabendazole is a fungicide and parasiticide used primarily to control mold, blight, and other fungally caused diseases in fruits and vegetables. ... Classes Adenophorea    Subclass Enoplia    Subclass Chromadoria Secernentea    Subclass Rhabditia    Subclass Spiruria    Subclass Diplogasteria The roundworms or nematodes (Phylum Nematoda from Gr. ... Lymphatic filariasis is parasitic infection of the lymphatic circulation which may result in the deforming disease known as elephantiasis. ...

Anticestodes

• Niclosamide (for tapeworm infections)
• Praziquantel (for tapeworm infections)

Niclosamide is a teniacide (tenia- referring to tapeworm) in the Anthelmintic family especially effecive against cestodes that infect humans. ... Tapeworm can mean: Tapeworm, parasitic flatworms that live as adults in the digestive tracts of vertebrates. ... // Chemical Designation 2-(Cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino(2,1-alpha)isoquinolin-4-one History Praziquantel was developed in the laboratories (parasitological research) of Bayer AG in Germany (Elberfeld) 30 years ago. ...

Antitrematodes

• Praziquantel

// Chemical Designation 2-(Cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino(2,1-alpha)isoquinolin-4-one History Praziquantel was developed in the laboratories (parasitological research) of Bayer AG in Germany (Elberfeld) 30 years ago. ...

Antiamoebics

• Rifampin
• Amphotericin B

Rifampicin (INN) or rifampin (USAN) is an antibiotic drug of the rifamycin group. ... Amphotericin B (Fungilin®, Fungizone®, Abelcet®, AmBisome®, Fungisome®, Amphocil®, Amphotec®) is a polyene antimycotic drug, used intravenously in systemic fungal infections. ...

Antiprotozoals

• Melarsoprol (for treatment of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei)

Melarsoprol (INN) is a medicinal drug used in the treatment of Human African trypanosomiasis. ... Sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease in people and in animals. ... Trypanosoma brucei is a species of parasitic protozoan trypanosomes. ...

See also

• Naegleria fowleri
• Balamuthia mandrillaris
• Chagas disease