# Anti-parasite medication **URL:** \ **Category:** Alternative Medicine\ **Created:** [January 29, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762 "2021-01-29T00:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oliviathomas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/oliviathomas/32/278_2.png) [@oliviathomas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/oliviathomas)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/1 "2021-01-29T00:35:35Z")
**ivermectin** · Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication. · Ivermectin is used to treat infections in the body that are caused by certain parasites. · **[Ivermectin](https://www.meds4care.com/Ivermectin)** is currently being investigated as a treatment for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The trials so far have shown ivermectin reduces the number of cell-associated viral DNA by 99.8 % in 24 hours. Further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of this medicine in humans with COVID-19. · Click for further information on using ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and other prevention and investigational treatments. Ivermectin is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antiparasitic drug that is a medication used to recover many types of parasitic infections. Includes Head lice, Scabies, River blindness, Diarrhea, and worm infections. ---
**Author:** ![citizenschallengev3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev3/32/17_2.png) [@citizenschallengev3](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev3)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/2 "2021-01-29T10:36:24Z")
Hmmm, > What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz? — Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" > > by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today January 6, 2021 > > [https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90552](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90552) > > Here’s the reason you’ve been hearing more about ivermectin lately: the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC). > >   > > The group – led by three physicians with a knack for making headlines – posted its own review and meta-analysis of the global ivermectin literature on its website. > > In early December, these doctors held a press conference, and one testified at a Senate hearing on early treatments for COVID-19. > > … Too good to be true? Not in the mind of FLCCC co-leader Paul Marik, MD, chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, who co-authored the review and meta-analysis based mainly on studies from outside the U.S… > > … Group members, who are mostly critical care physicians, don’t see a need for more data and argue it would be unethical to give placebo to patients given the established safety of ivermectin. But that’s raising more than a few eyebrows among others in the field. … > > … Marik is known in the field for developing the HAT protocol for sepsis, which also hasn’t been without controversy. It’s a combination of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and thiamine. His group’s 2017 observational study of the protocol, published in CHEST, garnered excitement about the combination. > > But that hasn’t been borne out in subsequent trials, including the ADRENAL study (which looked at steroids alone), the CITRIS-ALI study (which looked at vitamin C alone) and the VITAMINS trial, which randomized patients to the full protocol but was open-label. The VICTAS study has completed enrollment but hasn’t yet reported data. … > >   > > … “We need to do something in the meantime,” Marik said. > > Much of the rest of medicine believes that “something” should be a randomized trial. …   ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/3 "2021-11-23T05:36:19Z")
> [@oliviathomas](#): > > Ivermectin is used to treat infections in the body that are caused by certain parasites. I’m sorry but, regardless of how effective this drug may be against parasites, I cannot see how it could be effective against viruses. It’s in a whole different class of medicine. > Further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of this medicine in humans with COVID-19. OK, test it o labrats before using it on live humans. ---
**Author:** ![mriana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/mriana/32/18174_2.png) [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/4 "2021-11-23T18:14:33Z")
That is medication for horses and cows, not humans. Humans who take it are dying. The only ones who should be taking it, if any really are, are those under a doctor’s supervision, which, at this point, is with humans being lab rats. This is not for the general public. ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/5 "2021-12-12T08:24:18Z")
> [@mriana](#): > > That is medication for horses and cows, not humans. Humans who take it are dying. T You are wrong ……,……… ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/6 "2021-12-12T09:56:39Z")
> [@triplex69](#): > > You are wrong ……,……… Do you think viruses are parasites? If you do, then rethink that bad information. Bacteria and viruses can live outside of the human body (such as on a countertop) sometimes for many hours or days. But parasites need a **living host to survive**. Bacteria and parasites can often be killed with antibiotics. **But these medicines can’t kill viruses.** > **[Viruses, Bacteria, and Parasites in the Digestive Tract](https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/health-library/viruses-bacteria-and-parasites-in-the-digestive-tract#)** > > Detailed information on viruses, bacteria, and parasites in the digestive tract. Ivermectin can be used by humans but not for viral infections. ## Here’s What You Need to Know about Ivermectin > The **FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals.** Ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. > Currently available data do not show ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. [Clinical trials](https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=COVID-19&term=ivermectin&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=&Search=Search) assessing ivermectin tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing. **Taking large doses of ivermectin is dangerous.** If your health care provider writes you an ivermectin prescription, fill it through a legitimate source such as a pharmacy, and take it _exactly_ as prescribed. > - Never use medications intended for animals on yourself or other people. Animal ivermectin products are very different from those approved for humans. **Use of animal ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans is dangerous.** ## What is Ivermectin and How is it Used? > Ivermectin tablets are approved by the FDA to treat people with intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis, two conditions caused by parasitic worms. In addition, some topical forms of ivermectin are approved to treat external parasites like head lice and for skin conditions such as rosacea. > Some forms of animal ivermectin are approved to prevent heartworm disease and treat certain internal and external parasites. It’s important to note that these products are different from the ones for people, and safe only when used in animals as prescribed. [https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19) Triolex69, if you recommend Ivermectin against Covid, you are placing people lives in danger. Do you want this on your conscience? ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/7 "2021-12-12T10:18:28Z")
Strawman. The claim was ivemection is not for humans Get off your high horse ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/8 "2021-12-12T16:40:29Z")
I am not a biochemist and neither are you. I do not advocate using Ivermectin to kill viruses. You do without any qualification to make such recommendation. So who is on a high horse? You are a danger to the medical world, just as the people refusing to wear masks are a danger to others as well as themselves. If you believe you know better than a scientist (doctor) who has spent 8 years of intense medicinal study to become qualified to practice medicine, then it is you who is on a high horse and when you fall off, you may take a bunch of people with you , like Trump did, when he became a walking spreader. **What is the most common way the coronavirus disease is spread?** > Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. [http://www.millvillenj.gov/459/CORONAVIRUS--COVID-19#](http://www.millvillenj.gov/459/CORONAVIRUS--COVID-19#) If you do not follow the recommendations of experts who are trying to keep people healthy, then you are a DANGER to the community. SO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE!!! ---
**Author:** ![mriana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/mriana/32/18174_2.png) [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/9 "2021-12-12T18:40:15Z")
I just read this article, write4u, and I think triplex and a couple other newbies on the forum maybe part of this pseudoscience group: [The difference between germ theory and terrain theory | Popular Science](https://www.popsci.com/health/germ-theory-terrain-theory/) ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/10 "2021-12-12T18:48:35Z")
Yep, just like there are still people who believe in a “6000 year old flat earth”. These people have never heard of “quorum sensing” or beneficial “bacteriophages” and beneficial “virophages” , but want to lecture on the properties of bacteria and viruses. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/2X/0/0e9694d0709d1a937c66c4d21cb6f5b13a62aa4f.png) -------- ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/centerforinquiry/original/2X/e/ed1bb436a680e46b5b2fdaeabd63230708e70304.png) Bacteriophage -------------------------------------------Virophage The hubris is astounding. Talk about “high horse” … 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/11 "2021-12-12T19:18:27Z")
Ivermectin is used in humans for over 30 years that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections in doses well below animal medications. The claim was it was purely an animal drug. PULL YOUR HEAD IN ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/12 "2021-12-12T19:42:14Z")
> [@triplex69](#): > > The claim was it was purely an animal drug. I did not claim that . Your claim is that the drug is effective against viruses, **IT ISN’T!** Stop being a snake-oil salesman. People die from Covid . Do you want to be responsible for even 1 death? ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/13 "2021-12-12T19:50:21Z")
I responded to Mriana words nothing to do with you, You jump in here with your self importance on show to just argue. Read and follow posts carefully before you shoot your mouth off ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/14 "2021-12-12T19:56:56Z")
> [@triplex69](#): > > I responded to Mriana words nothing to do with you, I don’t care who you are responding to. You have no standing to make any medical response about Ivermectin. If you are a vet, your license may be in jeopardy. YOU ARE WRONG IN ADVOCATING IVERMECTIN AS A CURE FOR COVID. > [quote=“triplex69, post:7, topic:7762, full:true”] > Strawman. The claim was ivemection is not for humans Get off your high horse You can’t even spell the drug’s name properly. Learn your medicines, before you play at doctoring and placing people’s lives at risk. **Hippocratic Oath** > As an important step in becoming a doctor, medical students must take **the Hippocratic Oath**. And one of the promises within that oath is “first, do no harm” (or “primum non nocere,” the Latin translation from the original Greek.)Oct 13, 2015 > **[First, do no harm - Harvard Health](https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/first-do-no-harm-201510138421)** > > ... ---
**Author:** ![mriana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/mriana/32/18174_2.png) [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/15 "2021-12-12T20:54:48Z")
> [@triplex69](#): > > I responded to Mriana words That was way back there towards the beginning of this thread, long before I posted that last link, which had nothing to do with your horse medicine. ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/16 "2021-12-12T20:58:07Z")
It’s used in humans for parasitic infections ---
**Author:** ![mriana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/mriana/32/18174_2.png) [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/17 "2021-12-12T21:01:45Z")
I’ll dumb it down for you: > **[Ivermectin: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Warnings - Drugs.com](https://www.drugs.com/ivermectin.html)** > > Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication used to treat a variety of parasitic diseases such as parasitic worms, hookworm and whipworm. > Blockquote The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in treating or preventing COVID-19 infection in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend not to use ivermectin in patients with COVID-19 to reduce viral replication, except in clinical trials. So please take your horse medication and give to someone who doesn’t care whether or not it is an approve medication or not. ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/18 "2021-12-12T21:03:36Z")
It’s an award winning treatment for humans with parasitic infections. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![triplex69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/triplex69/32/18_2.png) [@triplex69](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/triplex69)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/19 "2021-12-12T21:05:34Z")
> [@write4u](#): > > YOU ARE WRONG IN ADVOCATING IVERMECTIN AS A CURE FOR COVID. Never said that . You have an agenda ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762/20 "2021-12-12T21:08:46Z")
> [@triplex69](#): > > It’s an award winning treatment for humans with parasitic infections. That’s it. Award from what authoritative body? Prove it! > [@triplex69](#): > > Never said that . You have an agenda Yes, I’m part of the medical world. That is my agenda. What is the agenda that compels you to advocate for an unapproved medicine? Profit from a scam? Is that your agenda? [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/anti-parasite-medication/7762.md?page=2)