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Scabies, prevention and treatment - factsheet

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Topic: Scabies
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Sort Desciption: It is important that scabies is clinically diagnosed to limit unnecessary exposure to chemicals in treatment products. How is scabies spread? ...

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It is important that scabies is clinically diagnosed to limit unnecessary exposure to chemicals in treatment products. How is scabies spread? Scabies is spread mainly through direct skin contact with an infected person and occasionally by contaminated bedding, towels and clothes. In ideal conditions, particularly warm environments, scabies mites can survive for up to four days away from a human host, so it is important that contaminated items are thoroughly washed at the time of treatment. The allergic reaction to the scabies mite may take a month or more to develop after the rst exposure. Recently infested people may not itch at all for a couple of weeks. All close family, friends and sexual contacts must be treated at the same time (regardless of whether they show symptoms) to prevent further spread or reinfestation. Can scabies be caught from pets? Pets such as dogs and cats can be infested with a different type of scabies mite which causes a condition called mange. Although this mite can spread to humans, it is unable to reproduce on the human body and is therefore a self-limiting condition. Both the infested animal and its bedding should be treated with a veterinary approved insecticidal product. How is scabies treated? There are several treatment options available for the treatment of scabies. The current treatment of choice is a 5% preparation of permethrin (Lyclear 1 or Quellada 1 ) or a 25% preparation of benzyl benzoate ...

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