Ivermectin is effective against other parasites, but in a noncontrolled study, a single standard dose eradicated head lice in only 23% of subjects. Examining efficacy and safety, Chosidow and ...

Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease ... is often treated with a combination of permethrin (5%) and oral ivermectin 200 µ/kg. Antibiotics are used when there is a secondary bacterial ...

The scabies can live in a mattress or other types of furniture and clothing for a few days—just long enough to spread a scabies infestation to another person. On the human body, the scabies mite can ...

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of the face. In fact, humans are the only habitat ...

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of ...

State, Mexico, on June 6, 2024. A bird flu virus spreading widely among U.S. cattle only needs to change slightly to potentially pass between humans, scientists have found. Researchers probing an ...

Many people hold the view that evolution in modern humans has come to a halt. But while modern medicine and technologies have changed the environment in which evolution operates, many scientists ...

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year.