Ectoparasiticide
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An ectoparasiticide is an antiparasitic drug used in the treatment of ectoparasitic infestation
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An example is lindane
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Ectoparasitic infestation
An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.Examples:* Scabies* Crab louse * Pediculosis * Lernaeocera branchialis...
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An example is lindane
Lindane
Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, , gammaxene, Gammallin and erroneously known as benzene hexachloride , is an organochlorine chemical variant of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and...
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