Oh FOR FUCK’S SAKE!
Ivermectin doesn’t do shit for hantavirus. I know. I treated multiple cases in residency. Can we stop with the antihelminthic for viruses shit already?!? It was an OK theory, but it hasn’t panned out, and dumb motherfuckers who just can’t seem to live their lives without pissing away their savings on some grifter’s horseshit need to find a better snake oil. Jesus. Fuck.
@mcnado Horseshit, indeed! Ivermectin: making sure your horses shit healthy poo that's not full of active parasites...
(I know you know this already. I just couldn't resist the connection, after actually giving ivermectin to horses and dealing with literal horseshit. I'm sorry so much of your job is now dealing with metaphorical horseshit. Way grosser.)
@edsullivan @sundogplanets @mcnado yeah, I had to dose it accurately for pet rats from a tube of horse wormer paste. TL;DR is, I learned a lot about the dangers of overdosing (no animals suffered in this).
Which always makes me think about how likely it is for people who would use it on themselves for weird reasons to also get the dosage right, and what that means for their brain health.
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