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What is Scabies?
A highly contagious disease caused by Scabies mites. It can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact or contact with the clothes or furniture of infected individuals.
Typical Symptoms of Scabies
- Skin over the entire body is red
- Skin itching that worsens at night
- Skin Itching
- There is a net-like or circular rash on parts of my skin
- Skin hardening
- Scaly skin that flakes off
- I go to or work at nursing homes or adult daycare centers
- Skin is broken from scratching
Diagnostic Questions for Scabies
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Is your whole body red?
- Does your skin itch at night?
- Is your skin itchy?
- Do you have a net-like or circular rash on your skin?
- Do you have skin hardening?
Treatment of Scabies
Anti-mite lotion and anti-itch tablets can be given. The lotion may need to be applied on the whole body and left for half a day. Since scabies is highly infectious, family members may need treatment, even if they don't have symptoms. Clothes and bedding should be washed in hot water of 50 degrees Celsius and above.
Reviewed By:
Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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