Mebendazole treats hookworm and whipworm infections. These infections contribute to anaemia because of iron loss through intestinal bleeding. |
Transmission of roundworm, whipworm and hookworm requires a warm wet environment to ensure survival of eggs or larvae in soil that is contaminated with human faeces. |
He had three broken ribs, a nasty cut on his hand, the intestinal parasite whipworm and fleas. |
Routine wormer to keep reptiles free from whipworm, hookworm, and other roundworms. |
In fact, roundworm and whipworm alone are estimated to affect one-quarter of the world's population. |
Another nematode common to the fox and dogs, and infesting the ccum, is the whipworm. |