<unk>  is used to treat human diseases caused by roundworms and ectoparasites. Worm infections For river blindness (onchocerciasis) and lymphatic filariasis,<unk>  is typically given as part of mass drug administration campaigns that distribute the drug to all members of a community affected by the disease. For river blindness, a single oral dose of<unk>  (150 micrograms per kilogram of body weight) clears the body of larval Onchocerca volvulus worms for several months, preventing transmission and disease progression. Adult worms survive in the skin and eventually recover to produce larval worms again; to keep the worms at bay,<unk>  is given at least once per year for the 1015-year lifespan of the adult worms. For lymphatic filariasis, oral<unk>  (200 micrograms per kilogram body weight) is part of a combination treatment given annually:<unk> , diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole in places without onchocerciasis; and<unk>  and albendazole in places with onchocerciasis. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers<unk>  the drug of choice for strongyloidiasis. Most cases are treated with two daily doses of oral<unk>  (200 μg per kg body weight), while severe infections are treated with five to seven days of<unk> .<unk>  is also the primary treatment for Mansonella ozzardi and cutaneous larva migrans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends<unk> , albendazole, or mebendazole as treatments for ascariasis.<unk>  is sometimes added to albendazole or mebendazole for whipworm treatment, and is considered a second-line treatment for gnathostomiasis. Mites and insects<unk>  is also used to treat infection with parasitic arthropods. Scabies – infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei – is most commonly treated with topical permethrin or oral<unk> . For most scabies cases,<unk>  is used in a two dose regimen: a first dose kills the active mites, but not their eggs. Over the next week, the eggs hatch, and a second dose kills the newly hatched mites. For severe "crusted scabies", the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends up to seven doses of<unk>  over the course of a month, along with a topical antiparasitic. Both head lice and pubic lice can be treated with oral<unk> , an<unk>  lotion applied directly to the affected area, or various other insecticides.<unk>  is also used to treat rosacea and blepharitis, both of which can be caused or exacerbated by Demodex folliculorum mites.
Ivermectin
Avermectin
Praziquantel
Mebendazole
Albendazole
Flubendazole
Pyrantel
Artemether