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...powerful and long-lasting pesticide DDT in the mid-20th century provided an effective means of doing so; since its banning for ecological reasons, its place has been taken by other chemicals such as permethrin and carbaryl. Insecticide is applied directly to the clothing of persons at risk and kills the lice as they hatch on the person’s body.
...affected person from neck to feet with medicinal lotion that kills the mite. Several medications are available. One percent lindane lotion (gamma-benzene hexachloride) is effective but can be toxic. Permethrin, a synthetic drug based on chemicals derived from the chrysanthemum, is effective and quite safe, even in very young children. Sulfur-containing ointments may also work, but they are not...
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