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Suggest Treatment For Bilharzia
I have bilharzia which will not go away after rpeatative treatments. Looks like I had it for a long time (about 9 yrs) before it was properly diagnosed. Is there a way to treat chronic bilharzia? At what interval must I take the treatment drugs? Ps my most recent results were: IgM 4.9
IgG 2.09
IgE was less than 0.35,
I am a 40 year old male living in South Africa. I don't really feel sick but would like to get ride of this thing.
IgG 2.09
IgE was less than 0.35,
I am a 40 year old male living in South Africa. I don't really feel sick but would like to get ride of this thing.
Wed, 5 Aug 2015
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
The medication used to treat schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is praziquantel. Praziquantel works by first paralysing the worms and then dissolving their outer casing, killing them.
In most cases, a single dose of praziquantel is usually required, but sometimes a longer course is needed.
Welcome to HCM.
The medication used to treat schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is praziquantel. Praziquantel works by first paralysing the worms and then dissolving their outer casing, killing them.
In most cases, a single dose of praziquantel is usually required, but sometimes a longer course is needed.
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