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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. Ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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   Ball-and-stick model of Ivermectin. Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that is well established for use in animals and people. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO), [2] the European Medicines Agency (EMA), [3] the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), [4] and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) [5] all advise against using ivermectin in an attempt to treat or ...

4. 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 ...

5. Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for ...

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   While ivermectin was originally used to treat river blindness, it has also been repurposed to treat other human parasitic infections. ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty ImagesIvermectin is an over 30 ...

6. Acaricide - Wikipedia

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   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; Carbamate miticides; Dienochlor miticides; Formamidine miticides; Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. [4 ...

7. Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who ... - AOL

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   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ivermectin for use by people and animals for some parasitic w Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for ...