Antiparasitic Terminology

Question 1

Anthelmintic

Answer 1

• drugs used to kill helminth parasites
• nematodes
• cestodes
• trematodes

Question 2

Antiparasitic

Answer 2

drug used to kill (or inhibit growth of) internal and external parasites

Question 3

Antinematodal

Answer 3

antiparasitic that is effective against nematodes or “roundworms”

Question 4

Anticestodal

Answer 4

antiparasitic that is effective against cestodes or “tapeworms

Question 5

Antiprotozoal

Answer 5

antiparasitic that is effective against protozoa

Question 6

Antitrematodal

Answer 6

antiparasitic that is effective against trematodes or “flukes”