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Do household cleaners kill scabies?
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No: Treat scabies safely with prescription Elimite (permethrin) or in resistant cases lindane. Elimite (permethrin) is safe for everyone including small children and pregnant women.
Answered 12/24/2018
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Scabies: There is no need to apply insecticides to clothing, bedding or environmental surfaces. All bedding, towels, and clothes used by the scabies-infested individuals should be washed in hot water and a typical laundry detergent. Clothes and bedding that can not be washed should be dry cleaned or left open and unused for 3-4 days.
Answered 12/24/2018
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