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Scabies mites are evolving resistance to treatment

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The microscopic arachnids burrowing under human skin have officially leveled up their defenses. Outbreaks of Sarcoptes scabiei are sweeping through dense populations because these parasitic mites have developed genetic mutations that render standard first-line neurotoxic treatments like 5% permethrin completely obsolete.

Scabies mites are evolving resistance to treatment
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