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What Happens When You Are Treated For Scabies?
Prevention
To help prevent scabies:
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Avoid sharing clothing and towels.
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If your child goes to sleepover parties, provide a sleeping bag, pillow and blanket from home.
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If someone in your household has been diagnosed with scabies, wash his or her clothing, bedding and towels in hot water and dry these items in a hot dryer. This should kill all scabies mites and eggs. Clothing that cannot be washed should be sealed and stored for approximately one week,...
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Scabies
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Scabies is an easily spread skin disease caused by a very small species of mite.Alternative NamesSarcoptes scabieiCauses, incidence, and risk... Read more »
Scabies
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It is characterized by intense itching, usually at night.Scabies is a... Read more »
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