Stefan:

> - for later stages of the disease (which Zephyr certainly reached) a drug
>   named Mebendazol will help.

> But it doesn't say if the encapsuled trichines can reinfect the host again
> within their lifespan. Also it doesn't say if Mebendazol kills the encapsul=
> ed form.


I read in "Eléments de parasitologie médicale, Y.-J. Golvan,
Flammarion 1983" that:

 -Vermox (TM) is the commercial name of Mebendazol, so Zephyr has got
it already;
 -It may help to get rid of encysted forms but they are not 100%
efficient.

Best wishes,

Jean-Louis Tu
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