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2. Ivermectin - Wikipedia

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   Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug. [7] After its discovery in 1975, [8] its first uses were in veterinary medicine to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis. [9] Approved for human use in 1987, [10] it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis.

3. Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia

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   The oral dosage for moxidectin in adults and children 12 and up is 8 mg in a single dose. [54] Moxidectin has been found to more strongly suppress the O. volvulus microfilariae for longer than ivermectin treatments, with peak clearance of microfilariae in the skin at one month after treatment. After six months post-treatment, many individuals ...

4. Pediculosis corporis - Wikipedia

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   Oral ivermectin at a dose of 12 mg on days 0, 7 and 14 has been used in a small trial of 33 people in Marseilles, but did not result in complete eradication, although there was a significant fall in the number of parasites and proportion of people infected.

5. Demodicosis - Wikipedia

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   Demodicosis / ˌ d ɛ m ə d ə ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s /, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans [1] and demodectic mange (/ d ɛ m ə ˈ d ɛ k t ɪ k /) or red mange in animals, is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex spp. as the host's immune system is unable to keep the mites under control. Demodex is a genus of mite in the ...

6. Demodex folliculorum - Wikipedia

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   Demodex folliculorum is a microscopic mite that can survive only on the skin of humans. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Most people have D. folliculorum on their skin. Usually, the mites do not cause any harm, so are considered an example of commensalism rather than parasitism ; [ 4 ] but they can cause disease, known as demodicosis .

7. Can Cancer in Dogs Be Treated With Ivermectin? - AOL

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   Fenbendazole and ivermectin are two of those drugs that have been found effective. There is probably never going to be one cure for cancer. Instead, the best we can hope for is to find several ...

8. Joe Rogan has COVID-19 and says he took horse deworming ... - AOL

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   The drug is typically used in the U.S. to treat or prevent parasitic worms in animals. The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans. Rogan also ...

9. Column: A new study calculates the incredible cost of ...

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   It's true that ivermectin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for parasitic diseases. (Its more common veterinary use is as a deworming preparation for cats, dogs and ...