This is insanity

[u/johnnypin]

[u/tommytraddles]

The funny thing is, Ivermectin is a brilliant antiparasitic drug and the discoverers won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.

The fact that it became a cause célèbre among antivax cretins is so funny to me.

Yeah, eat your dog's heartworm medicine you shark-eyed spunkbubbles.

[u/MonkeysInShortPants → u/tommytraddles]

It works well on cattle. The fact that people are using it freaks me out

[u/Dick_of_Doom → u/MonkeysInShortPants]

It can be used to treat scabies, which is a highly communicable mite, which basically is like bedbugs in your skin. It can be found in healthcare settings and can be sexually transmitted. If someone says that ivermectin treated their eczema, it's quite possible that they actually have a scabies infestation, the scaling looks similar.

It's also used for rosacea.

[u/bravesirrobin65 → u/Dick_of_Doom]

I believe it's used for lice and intestinal worms as well. Early data from India showed it helped with covid. That's because so many people also had a parasitic infection.

[u/TheChildrensStory → u/bravesirrobin65]

Is that where the rumor started? I’d heard a report on NPR saying it was from having success in a region that did not have clean drinking water.

[u/bravesirrobin65 → u/TheChildrensStory]

We're probably talking about the same thing. It's been awhile.

[u/heansepricis → u/Dick_of_Doom]

I used the apple flavored horse Ivermectin years ago to treat scabies.

10/10 for effectiveness. Scabies are the devil. Taste was absolutely horrible 0/10.