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Philip (Denmark) on 10/04/2020:
Through out the whole quarantine I have been in Peru. I was 4 months in the Amazon rainforest and there I got a parasite called siso. Its a parasite that lays eggs in the skin and in the late afternoon and night they start crawling and jumping on the skin. What a journey it has been. Especially intense in the crotch area, but basically they were existing all over my body. I had it for 2 months in the jungle and then we moved to Cusco (which is mountain region, more cold and dry) where I had it for another 2 months.
I tried a lot of different remedies, but the only thing I found that worked was ASH. Morning and evening, and sometimes during the day all over my body. Its simply too dry for them to survive. I would boil my clothes, wash it with vinegar and 10-15 drops of eucalyptus essential oil plus borax. For the bed I had a spray bottle (1 liter) with water and 10-20 drops of eucalyptus oil and another bottle with a chemical used to kill insects and parasites for animals.
For everyone having this difficult experience, I wish you all the best and assurance that there is a way out. I had some nights crying myself to sleep and feeling like this was just life now, but I am free from them now. Also be aware of the fact of it being psychosomatic. So any way that works for you to calm the mind down really helps. The fear of them still being there, when they might not be is very real. I found that weed helped me a lot, both with sleeping and calming my mind down. And I have a feeling that the way it affects the short term memory helped the muscle memory of the parasites on my body to be less severe.
All the best
EC: Per AI:
"Based on the regional language of the Peruvian Amazon and the specific symptoms described by the reader, they are referring to an intense infestation of scabies mites (Sarcoptes scabiei), known locally in the Amazonian jungle regions of Peru as "Lobo Siso" (or simply "Siso").
The regional Amazonian dictionaries specifically document this term: Lobo Siso: A highly persistent mange/scabies (sarna) that is very difficult to cure.
The details provided by the reader align with the biology of scabies and how local conditions interact with it.
Why the Symptoms Perfectly Match Scabies
"Laying eggs in the skin": The female scabies mite burrows beneath the topmost layer of the skin, forming tiny tunnels where she continuously deposits her eggs.Â
"Late afternoon and night they start crawling": This is the classic hallmark symptom of scabies. The mites become significantly more active at night when the host's body warms up under the covers, triggering intense itching and a distinct "crawling" sensation.
"Intense in the crotch area... all over my body": Scabies thrives in warm folds of the skin. Common hotspots include the groin/crotch area, buttocks, webs of the fingers, and wrists.
"It's simply too dry for them to survive": The reader notes that moving to the cold, dry climate of Cusco and using ash cleared up the issue. Scabies mites require moisture and warmth to survive outside a host.
Ash acts as a powerful desiccant (drying agent) that completely strips away lipids from the exoskeleton of mites and suffocates them.The Laundry Protocol: The reader's aggressive cleaning routineâboiling clothes and using boraxâis exactly what is required to kill scabies mites and their eggs, which can survive on clothing and bedding for several days.
The combination of the regional Peruvian slang siso, the nighttime crawling patterns, the full-body distribution, and the extreme persistence point directly to an aggressive case of scabies.
