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2. 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 at the area of use. [6]

3. Treatment of human lice - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of human lice is the removal of head lice parasites from human hair. It has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis) has increased worldwide since the mid-1960s, reaching hundreds of millions annually. [1] There is no product or method that assures 100% ...

4. Phenothrin - Wikipedia

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   Phenothrin, also called sumithrin and d-phenothrin, [2] is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. d-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. It is often used with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect's biological ...

5. 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] Additionally, ectoparasiticides have been used to ...

6. Pubic Crabs and Sexual Transmission - AOL

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   Lice bites on your skin may appear, which usually show up as tiny blue or red marks. ... Lotions, cream rinses, and mousses that contain 1% permethrin as the active ingredient are typically the ...

7. Acaricide - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin can be applied as a spray. The effects are not limited to mites: lice, cockroaches, fleas, mosquitos, and other insects will be affected. Ivermectin can be prescribed by a medical doctor to rid humans of mite and lice infestations, and agricultural formulations are available for infested birds and rodents. Antibiotic miticides