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Diagnosis
The rash and burrows are the main signs that doctors use to determine if you have a scabies infestation. Doctors will often try to confirm a visual diagnosis by removing a mite from a burrow with a needle or skin scraping. The sample is examined under a microscope to confirm the presence of mites and/or eggs.
Scabies
How Common is this infection?
Millions of people worldwide are affected, and in the United States, the rate of infestation has been increasing for several years. All populations are susceptible, regardless of gender, race, or age, although children younger than 15 years are most frequently afflicted. People with multiple sex partners,and clinicians in direct patient contact are also at high risk for contracting the disease.
Effects
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What it looks like
- Itching & Irritation are the most common effects
- Scabs (Scabs open & dirty can lead to other infections)
- Ugly Scars
Symptoms
How is it transmitted?
- Intense itching regardless, but mainly at night.
- A pimple-like rash
- Scales or Blisters
- Sores caused by scratching
Scabies is easily transmitted to household members and sexual partners. Scabies also gets transmitted when people live in close contact with one another and in crowded conditions such as schools, nursing homes, and prisons. If one person is infected with scabies, doctors will usually recommend treatment for the entire group of people in frequent contact with that person.
Extra Info
On a person, scabies mites can live for as long as 1-2 months. Off a person, scabies mites usually do not survive more than 48-72 hours. Scabies mites will die if exposed to a temperature of 50°C (122°F) for 10 minutes.