Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

The Express spoke to Dr Deborah Lee about the signs to look out for when it comes to scabies and where they are most commonly ...

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Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

While scabies does not kill many people, it is an unpleasant infection that causes significant impact on quality of life.

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Dr Deborah Lee has discussed the signs to look out for when it comes to scabies and where they are most commonly found on the ...

The flaky rash can look like the skin condition psoriasis and, unlike standard scabies, does not itch. Crusted scabies can be treated with an insecticide taken orally (as a tablet), called ivermectin, ...

Those suffering from the crusted form may be prescribed the mite-killing oral medication ivermectin, with a second dose given roughly two weeks later. People suffering from scabies are encouraged ...

Ivermectin has been called a Covid "miracle" drug, championed by vaccine opponents, and recommended by health authorities in some countries. But the BBC can reveal there are serious errors in a ...