Permethrin is a medication and chemical widely used as an insecticide, acaricide, and insect repellent. Permethrin is a first-line treatment for scabies. It is used as a cream.
It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin, affecting neuron membranes by prolonging sodium channel activation. It is not known to rapidly harm most mammals or birds, but is toxic to fish and cats. In cats it may induce hyperexcitability, tremors, seizures, and death.[1] In general, it has a low mammalian toxicity and is poorly absorbed by skin.[2]
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.[3]
Wow. Even though they haven't seen bugs, all the symptoms sound just like crabs. A couple of showers over two days with a lice-killing lotion containing 1% permethrin treats that easily.
Did your parents had allergy problem? This can be an important consideration. I am being treated since last 3 years. Have taken steroids. The first step should be applying petroleum jell on the wet body(after bath).Do it in the evening as well. Do not apply petroleum jelly on scrotum, groin, armpits. Apply coconut oil on scrotum and groin area. This may not cure your problem, but itching will be tolerable. I am 84. I have experimented with number of products (higher steroids) The best is moisturizing as much as possible. Google petroleum jelly and know the details.
scrawling of ants and biting is urticaria know as formication (not fornication). This word has come from formica which means ants. I read this in some website. This symptom is quite common and most of the people will search for ants but never find them.My dermatologist was a co-student with my son who was a psychiatrist. He died 10 yeas before in an accident. He is trying his best to test different antihistamines and moisturizer. As such all dermatologist are interested in cosmetic treatment. Itching in rectum and its exit can be relieved by any piles ointment. I got relief there with in few days. My worst place is my feet(Soles of the feet). It is slightly red. I can't walk much. I had paresthesia in my feet That is I feel that I am walking on rocks or cotton.This is the worst system.No one can give us a grantee of cure. Some relief should be our goal. Sorry for long digression..