Antiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of parasitic diseases, such as those caused by helminths, amoeba, ectoparasites, parasitic fungi, and protozoa, among others.
Best Antiparasitic Medications & Combinations: Worm, Fluke, Tapeworm & Protozoan Treatments. Morgan Ellis, pharmacy researcher and medical reviewer at MedsBase.

Sometimes, an antiparasitic treatment will kill the adult hookworms living in the gut, but larvae will remain somewhat dormant in the tissues of the body and invade the gastrointestinal tract when they sense the adults are gone.
