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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Avermectin - Wikipedia

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   Ivermectin, formulated from Avermectin, has a wide variety of uses in human beings. According to a paper (Ivermectin: “Wonder Drug” from Japan: the human use perspective) written by the drugs co-creator Satoshi Ōmura and Andy Crump for The Japan Academy, Ivermectin has improved the lives of billions of people worldwide and not solely for ...

5. Demodex - Wikipedia

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   Demodex / ˈ d ɛ m ə d ɛ k s / is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. [ 2 ] Two species live on humans : Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis , both frequently referred to as eyelash mites , alternatively face mites or skin mites .

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. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. Demodex brevis - Wikipedia

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   Demodex brevis is one of the two species of face mite that inhabit humans (the other being Demodex folliculorum). They are about half as long, at 0.15 to 0.2 mm (6 to 8 thousandths of an inch), [1] as D. folliculorum, but otherwise have few differences. Most of the article on Demodex folliculorum applies equally to D. brevis.