hymenolepiasis

It is not clear that hymenolepiasis necessarily have any symptoms.

The 2 drugs that have been described for the treatment of hymenolepiasis are praziquantel and niclosamide.

Hymenolepiasis occurs not too rarely in school-aged children.

Drugs commonly used for treatment of hymenolepiasis are praziquantel, niclosamide, and paromomycin.

It belongs to the genus Hymenolepis; tapeworms that cause hymenolepiasis.

Hymenolepis is a genus of cyclophyllid tapeworms responsible for hymenolepiasis.

Praziquantel as a single dose (25 mg/kg) is the current treatment of choice for hymenolepiasis and has an efficacy of 96%.

Good hygiene, public health and sanitation programs, and elimination of infected rats will help to prevent the spread of hymenolepiasis.

Hymenolepis diminuta, also known as rat tapeworm, is a species of Hymenolepis tapeworm that causes hymenolepiasis.

The family Hymenolepididae has only two species which infects humans: the disease hymenolepiasis is caused by Hymenolepis nana and H. diminuta which are sometimes placed in Rodentolepis.

Marty AM and Neafie RC Hymenolepiasis and Miscellaneous Cyclophyllidiases pages 197- 214 in Meyers WM, Neafie RC, Marty AM, Wear DJ.