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My GF's son got them at school and gave them to her and her whole family and she gave them to me. I bought permethrin for everyone and it worked for me but even though I explained how to use it they would only spot treat with it so they didn't get rid of them. I also washed all their bedding with a concentration of Lysol and picked up enough plastic at Mandaue foam to cover all their mattresses. We wound up parting for other reasons but not before she transmitted them to me again. Permethrin didn't cut it this time and wasn't available at several pharmacies. I went to the second line treatment which was Malathion (garden variety), diluted and applied over my whole body (just as one would with permethrin) every other day for about two weeks. I wanted them gone so I also spot treated them with clear nail polish as I would have with chiggers after washing the Malathion off. I also used flea and tick soap when I showered between Malathion treatments and used flea and tick powder in my bedding. The rash can appear on any part of your body, that doesn't mean that is where they are. Mine sort of looked like a faint tattoo in red that appeared on my forearms while the little bastards were on my chest. These are tiny critters and they don't move fast and I believe they take the path of least resistance. On the irritated spots on my chest it would appear to spread downward. When treating with clear nail polish left on overnight you would know it was effective by a dimple upwards and sometimes a small amount of pus the little bastards may also itch like crazy for a short period because they are dying and frantic. You can peel off the nail polish and treat as you would any small infected place at that time. I would wash the spot and apply some Walmart brand antibiotic crème that I brought from the US which by the way seemed a lot more powerful than the local variety. If you do the nail polish thing, you might want to shave the area first or remove the nail polish in the shower with soap and water. Maybe not the best way but it worked for me and while it may not help Norm it may help someone else in the future. A liter of Malathion will treat a lot more people than less than 30 ml of permethrin and costs a lot less which may matter if an entire family of 15 people is affected.