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Will Hydrogen Peroxide And Calamine Lotion Help In Removing Scabies?
I have had scabies for about a month now, I have not been to a docter yet but my father had them wen he was younger so he thinks that's what they are, all together there is about 15 bites on my back chest and boobs that look very similar to mosquito bites, I have been rubbing hydrogen peroxide on all the bites starting I Christmas, the itching has slowed down a lot and the bites look less apperent, I'm wondering if the hydrogen peroxide will kill them? I also just got calamine lotion. With this help get rid of them?
Tue, 31 Dec 2013
HI, THANX FOR YOUR QUERY. SCABIES IS A MITE INFECTION AND IT IS CONTAGIOUS. IT COMES UNDER POOR HYGEINIC CONDITIONS . IT IS TREATED WITH SINGLE BELOW NECK APPLICATION OF GAMMA BENZENE HEXA CHLORIDE AFTER TAKING HOT WATER SCRUB BATH OR SINGLE ORAL DOSE OF IVERMECTIN.HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL.
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