Meaning of praziquantel | Babel Free

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An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.

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Examples

“Praziquantel, (2-cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexa-hydro-2H pyrazino[2,1a]isoquinolin-4-one, belongs to a new series of antischistosomal compounds. The results of a detailed study⟳ of the efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni in mice, Mastomys and Syrian hamsters are described.”

“In the case of schistosomiasis, […] the techniques of molecular biology are being used to seek⟳ vaccines, and praziquantel has transformed therapy.”

“The drug praziquantel, which costs only 32 cents per child, would prevent⟳ schistosomiasis, a worm disease that starts as a urinary tract infection but, untreated, can lead⟳ to female genital sores that make⟳ it easier for H.I.V. to enter⟳.”

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