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My doctor gave me one dose of albendazole after i told her that i may have ingested live parasitic worms or the eggs of those parasitic worms while eating cod. will i need a second dose of albendazole two weeks later to take care of potential eggs?
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Test needed: Stool for ova and parasites will be needed and in case you continue to experience gi symptoms. Anybody else ate with you same? Are they sick as well?
Answered 5/16/2020
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