Suggest Treatment For Flea Infestation

Posted on Tue, 14 Apr 2015

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Question : I live in California and we are having a flea epidemic right now. Both my dogs are on oral meds to kill the fleas because the drops wont work. However, the fleas are all over me and my husband now. Including crawling inside me. I am so ashamed, it makes me so disgusted. I already have TBI and fibromyalgia and I am allergic to the bites. I am covered with huge bites and scabs, under the scabs are fleas and eggs. sometimes larva please help me

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Permethrin

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Flea infestation can be treated with topical permethrin and oral Ivermectin.
You should also apply permethrin to your dogs.
Get insecticide spread in your house.
This will take care of fleas.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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