GI nematodes
GI nematodes
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm): oral, albendazole
Trichuris trichuris (Whipworm): oral, albendazole
Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm): oral, lung (loeffler's), albendazole
Hookworm: skin (cutaneous larva migrans), lung (loeffler's), albendazole
Strongyloides stercoralis: skin (larva currens), lung (loeffler's), autoinfection, ivermectin
Lifecycle
Lifecycle
Rhabditiform larva: early developmental larval stages (first and second) of soil-borne nematodes such as Necator, Ancylostoma, and Strongyloides, which precede the infectious third-stage filariform larva