Antiparasitic

<p>Antiparasitics are a class of <a href="/facts/Medications/h9mhwWP2">medications</a> which are indicated for the treatment of <a href="/facts/Parasitic_disease/DU94HYrL">parasitic diseases</a>, such as those caused by <a href="/facts/Helminths/V9wRobaA">helminths</a>, <a href="/facts/Amoeba/xxvUal7B">amoeba</a>, <a href="/facts/Parasitic_nutrition/HWPcgky7">ectoparasites</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsporum/zxLp1xDS">parasitic fungi</a>, and <a href="/facts/Protozoa/JczTf25H">protozoa</a>, among others. Antiparasitics target the parasitic agents of the infections by destroying them or inhibiting their growth; they are usually effective against a limited number of parasites within a particular class. Antiparasitics are one of the <a href="/facts/Antimicrobial/80ECEmvP">antimicrobial</a> <a href="/facts/Pharmaceutical_drug/h9mhwWP2">drugs</a> which include <a href="/facts/Antibiotics/sF1kIfxg">antibiotics</a> that target <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a>, and <a href="/facts/Antifungal/WEk5nS2B">antifungals</a> that target <a href="/facts/Fungi/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>. They may be administered <a href="/facts/Oral_administration/vNQcvLVx">orally</a>, <a href="/facts/Intravenously/AwwuD3Nu">intravenously</a> or <a href="/facts/Topically/alFfLndS">topically</a>. Overuse or misuse of antiparasitics can lead to the development of <a href="/facts/Antimicrobial_resistance/jsbAywgx">antimicrobial resistance</a>.
</p><p>Broad-spectrum antiparasitics, analogous to <a href="/facts/Broad-spectrum_antibiotic/gITH5ecM">broad-spectrum antibiotics</a> for bacteria, are antiparasitic drugs with efficacy in treating a wide range of parasitic infections caused by parasites from different classes.
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Antiparasitic