DUmmie Javamanclubbing (
) out his ignorance. Selected quotes from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin :
Ivermectin is a medication that is used to treat parasite infestations.[6][7] In humans, this includes head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis, and lymphatic filariasis.[6][8][9][10] In veterinary medicine, it is used to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis, among other indications.[9] It can be taken by mouth or applied to the skin for external infestations.[6][11]
Side effects, although uncommon, include fever, itching, and skin rash when taken by mouth,[6] and red eyes, dry skin, and burning skin when used topically for head lice.[12] It is unclear if it is safe for use during pregnancy, but is probably acceptable for use during breastfeeding.[13] It belongs to the avermectin family of medications.[6] It works through many mechanisms of action that result in death of the targeted parasites.[6]
Ivermectin was discovered in 1975 and came into medical use in 1981.[14][15] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[16] Ivermectin is FDA-approved as an antiparasitic agent.[17] In 2018, it was the 420th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than one hundred thousand prescriptions.[18]
By 1986, ivermectin was registered for use in 46 countries and was administered massively to cattle, sheep and other animals.[64] Ivermectin was approved for human use in 1988.[65] Ivermectin earned the title of "wonder drug" for the treatment of nematodes and arthropod parasites.[66] Ivermectin has been used safely by hundreds of millions of people to treat river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
Being a W'pedia article, it is lightly larded with
Ivermectin Anti-Believer comments.
I'm neither an
Ivermectin Anti-Believer nor an
Ivermectin True-Believer, so I enjoy catching crap from both sides (though not in the same volume as from Covid-Vax True- and Anti-Believers).
