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  • August 7, 2021 Bill Gluyas

    Doctors to blame for the continuing scabies epidemic?

    Doctors are at least partly to blame for the continuing spread of scabies infestations in communities because they keep prescribing ineffective treatments which only makes eradication worse.When doctors prescribe drugs with active ingredients lindane, crotamiton, benzyl benzoate, permethrin and oral ivermectin sold under various trade names they are recommending an ineffective product which does not [...]
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  • Scabies; how you get it and how to get rid of it
    June 21, 2021 Bill Gluyas

    Scabies; how you get it and how to get rid of it

    Scabies mites are infesting people all over the world. Once the scourge of people living in congested, substandard housing were the main victims of this invisible-to-the-naked-eye mite that lives under the skin causing intense itching and discomfort to the human host.But now they are everywhere, even in rest homes and hospitals!So how do you catch [...]
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  • Scabies on the increase as OTC treatments fail
    May 14, 2021 Bill Gluyas

    Scabies on the increase as OTC treatments fail

    Scabies is a tiny mite invisible to the naked eye that burrows beneath the skin causing severe discomfort and itching, especially at night.It is highly transmissable and can quickly infest a whole family or a community like a rest home or hospital.Traditional over the counter treatments have included synthetic pyrethrins, benzyl benzoate, lindane, crotamiton, organo-phosphate [...]
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  • July 19, 2017 Bill Gluyas

    Scabies treatment help

    With scabies infestations on the rise many people are looking at natural remedies as a last resort when they should be looking to them first.Unfortunately very few people are aware that scabies mites have become resistant to conventional drugs, and no-one in the pharmaceutical industry or drug stores is letting on.Instances of drug resistant scabies have been identified by many [...]
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  • July 19, 2017 Bill gluyas

    How do I know if I have scabies?

    If you have a serious, persistent rash that doesn’t appear to ease up, it may well be caused by infestation with scabies mites.Most commonly the first signs of Scabies appear between the webbing of the fingers and on the inside of the wrists.Scabies rash is known through intense itching especially at night.You can not see scabies mites with the naked [...]
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  • July 19, 2017 Bill gluyas

    How to treat drug resistant scabies

    Scabies mite infestations used to be confined to the poor, the homeless and those living in overcrowded accommodation. However in recent years scabies have become a mainstream problem, able to be picked up in even the best hotels, hospitals and rest homes.The reason for the now widespread incidence of scabies is that they have become resistant to many [...]
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