PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Antinematodal drugs: Albendazole is also used to manage most infections caused by nematodes (roundworms) and is the drug of choice for ascariasis, trichuriasis, trichinosis, cutaneous larva migrans, hookworm, and pinworm infections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anthelmintics (also called parasiticides, endectocides, and nematocides) are drugs used to treat parasitic warm infections, including flatworms (tapeworms and flukes) and roundworms (nematodes), which usually infect human, livestock, and crops, affecting food production.

Detailed explanation-3: -Treatment. An anthelmintic should be administered, with the recommended dose of albendazole (400 mg twice daily for 8–14 days). Albendazole results in higher tissue levels and therefore is preferred to mebendazole.