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The "debate" is hilarious, overblown and infantile, like always, but yeah the facts are pretty simple: Great for worm problems (river blindness being a worm pro
by rdiddly 5y ago
The "debate" is hilarious, overblown and infantile, like always, but yeah the facts are pretty simple: Great for worm problems (river blindness being a worm problem). No reason thus far, other than wishful thinking, to believe it's good for anything else.
- OrvalWintermute 5y agoIvermectin is an antiparasitic, but it also has well-known antiviral properties too [1] [2]. Chose a study that did not relate to C19 since I think we all hate HIV/AIDS, Dengue Fever, and what was once a scourge in Yellow Fever. As with any other drug, it is important to consider Ivermectin toxicity [3]. That would be my primary concern for the general population taking veterinary sized doses intended for large animals. I would never do that - I would talk to a doctor, preferably an infectious disease doc that has experience treating this malady, and get a prescription for it, and follow dosing instructions. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327999/ [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22535622/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22535622/ [3] https://books.google.com/books?id=P4U0cEel-54C&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=ivermectin+ld50+humans&source=bl&ots=S4GjZCWAAK&sig=jMoWOCur9c-5DWnZ_-_JiTwPozE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI6p74__fSAhWnq1QKHRWCBzoQ6AEIPjAF#v=onepage&q=ivermectin%20ld50%20humans&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=P4U0cEel-54C&pg=PA196&lpg=...