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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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  • What are the first signs of scabies?
    May 16, 2019 Bill Gluyas

    What are the first signs of scabies?

    You might  find that you have itching in the webbing between your fingers and on the inside of your wrists where you may also see faint lines of burrows beneath the skin. These are tiny, raised, grayish-white or flesh-colored lines caused by the mites digging their way into your skin.They generally appear on the hands [...]
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