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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. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [4] [5] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [6] It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [4] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. [5] [7] Side effects include rash and irritation where it is applied. [6]

4. Ectoparasiticide - Wikipedia

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   An ectoparasiticide is an antiparasitic drug used in the treatment of ectoparasitic infestations. [1] These drugs are used to kill the parasites that live on the body surface. Permethrin, sulfur, lindane, dicophane, benzyl benzoate, ivermectin and crotamiton are well known ectoparasiticides. [2]

5. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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   “Most scabies treatments are topical medications, which are applied to the skin. Permethrin five percent cream is the most common medicine used to treat scabies. It’s applied head to toe the ...

6. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common ... - AOL

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   Treatment: There are several antiviral medications to treat shingles, including acyclovir, valacyclovir, ... Treatment: Permethrin is the drug of choice for the treatment of scabies, ...

7. Scabies - Wikipedia

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   A study has demonstrated that scabies is markedly reduced in populations taking ivermectin regularly; [51] the drug is widely used for treating scabies and other parasitic diseases particularly among the poor and disadvantaged in the tropics, beginning with the developer Merck providing the drug at no cost to treat onchocerciasis from 1987.