Ivermectin continues to make headlines in the U.S. after COVID-19 patients and their loved ones insist on being treated with the anti-parasitic drug. QAnon supporter Veronica Wolski, who once filmed herself confronting Staples employees over their mask policy, died on Monday of COVID-19 after her supporters demanded that she be treated with ivermectin. Wolski바카라 게임 웹사이트�s death led some of her supporters to allege that she was the victim of medical malpractice, and the hospital where Wolski was treated has reportedly fielded bomb threats. This is hardly the first instance of people struggling with doctors and hospital systems over the use of ivermectin, a medication that is not currently recommended to treat COVID-19. Some people have resorted to ordering animal formulations of ivermectin, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning against the practice. But why do so many people outside the medical community insist that ivermectin works against COVID-19? Doctors break it바카라 게임 웹사이트�and the data바카라 게임 웹사이트�down.What is ivermectin, again?Ivermectin is an oral medication that has been approved by the FDA to treat parasitic worms. Some types of ivermectin are also used to treat head lice and rosacea. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ivermectin is used as a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�dewormer바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트� it interferes with the nerve and muscle functions of helminths and insects,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Jamie Alan, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University.Ivermectin can also be used to treat heartworm disease, as well as certain parasites in animals, the FDA explains. But this is different than the types of ivermectin that are used in people. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�People are taking veterinary doses, which are different in terms of potency and strength,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said infectious disease expert Amesh Adalja, M.D., a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�People are misusing it and that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s why we바카라 게임 웹사이트�re seeing an increase in ivermectin poisonings. They shouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t be taking ivermectin for COVID-19 anyway, but they definitely shouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t be taking ivermectin intended for animals.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Why do so many people insist that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19?Much of the argument for ivermectin from people outside the medical community seems to stem from a laboratory study published in the journal Antiviral Research in June. That study detailed the effect of ivermectin on the virus that causes COVID-19 in a lab setting and found that one treatment of ivermectin in a cell culture caused a 5,000-fold reduction after 48 hours. The study바카라 게임 웹사이트�s researchers concluded that ivermectin 바카라 게임 웹사이트�warrants further investigation바카라 게임 웹사이트� for a possible benefit in people to treat COVID-19. Sounds promising, right? Here바카라 게임 웹사이트�s where things get misconstrued. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Lots of compounds have in vitro activity against COVID-19,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Adalja said. (In vitro, in case you바카라 게임 웹사이트�re not familiar with the term, means in a lab setting.) 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Just because it works in a lab setting doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t mean it works in humans,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Adalja added. This particular lab study also used 바카라 게임 웹사이트�very high doses that are toxic to humans,바카라 게임 웹사이트� explained Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. Meaning, you would get very sick or possibly even die if you took that high of a dose of ivermectin. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I suppose a lot of medications would have a similar effect,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Watkins said. There was also a randomized clinical trial of ivermectin in patients with mild forms of COVID-19 that was published in JAMA in March 2021. That study analyzed 476 patients and found that the duration of symptoms of those who received a five-day course of ivermectin and those who were given a placebo 바카라 게임 웹사이트�was not significantly different바카라 게임 웹사이트� between the two groups. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The findings do not support the use of ivermectin for treatment of mild COVID-19,바카라 게임 웹사이트� the researchers concluded. The National Institutes of Health has also weighed in on ivermectin, saying that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�there is insufficient evidence for the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel to recommend either for or against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. Results from adequately powered, well-designed, and well-conducted clinical trials are needed to provide more specific, evidence-based guidance on the role of ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Why ivermectin is still controversialThe use of ivermectin as a so-called COVID-19 treatment has been 바카라 게임 웹사이트�politicized,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Adalja said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Now, people are going to believe that it works no matter what the scientific data shows,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he says. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�But it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not a belief that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s based on evidence. People have picked up on something with a small element of truth and run with it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Some political leaders, like Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson have also promoted ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, a move that Alan calls 바카라 게임 웹사이트�wrong and dangerous.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Interest in the unproven treatment is complex: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�People often have deeply held beliefs about issues that are improbable, and they are unwilling to alter those beliefs even when provided with incontrovertible evidence. Why they hold these beliefs are multifactorial, and related in part to education, politics, religion, biases, among other factors. In the case of ivermectin, there does appear to be some political basis and a general distrust of scientific evidence,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Lewis Nelson, M.D., professor and chair of emergency medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.What to do if you contract COVID-19If you contract COVID-19, Adalja recommends talking to your doctor about your treatment options. You may qualify for monoclonal antibody treatments, which have been proven to help reduce the risk of developing severe complications of COVID-19 if you바카라 게임 웹사이트�re at high risk. If you qualify, you바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll want to get on the treatment 바카라 게임 웹사이트�as soon as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. Nelson added: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�There are medications, such as antibody treatment or antivirals such as remdesivir, that may have a marginal impact on the progression of COVID when patients are not very ill, and others that help sick patients, such as corticosteroids. The best way to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�treat바카라 게임 웹사이트� COVID is to prevent it with vaccination.바카라 게임 웹사이트�What you definitely don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t want to do is take veterinary formulations of ivermectin, Alan said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ivermectin can also interfere with neuron function in humans,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. When given in the wrong doses, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�it can cause GI toxicity resulting in nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It can also cause nervous system dysfunction, which can show up as hallucinations, confusion, drowsiness, and coma," Alan said. Basically, you don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t want to have to deal with that on top of having COVID-19.