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Scabies is an itchy skin condition caused by the microscopic mite Sarcoptes scabei. It is common all over the world, and it affects people of all races and social classes. Scabies spreads quickly in crowded conditions where there is frequent skin-to-skin contact between people. Hospitals, child-care centers and nursing homes are examples. Scabies can easily infect sex partners and other household members. Sharing clothes, towels, and bedding can also spread scabies. You cannot get scabies from a pet. Pets get a different mite infection called mange.

Symptoms are

Pimple-like irritations or a rash
Intense itching, especially at night
Sores caused by scratching

Several lotions are available to treat scabies. The infected person's clothes, bedding and towels should be washed in hot water and dried in a hot dryer.

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Open Question: Why would a persons feet, legs, and wrist swell? Diag. of nits on eyelashes,? (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:35:13 GMT)
My VA doc did an vein and arteries ultrasound on my right leg since it was the worst turning purple and redness almost to my knee. The other one gets swollen too but nothing like the left. I didn't remember to tell her that my left wrist is a little swollen. Since the ultrasounds were normal, she ordered a CT scan of my abdomen to see if the pelvis is putting too much pressure on the legs and feet. A couple days ago I got a diagnosis of nits/eggs on my eyelashes from a private optomologist. He
Resolved Question: Oil of oregano could possibly help you pass drug tests? (Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:54 GMT)
So this shit can be used for alot of stuff and it seems to me like it just cleans out everything it comes in contact with and effectively gets it out of your body in a way. I have recently been put in a situation where i will be drug tested a couple times in the next year and I'm already aware of the usual techniques to clean yourself out as fast as possible but i was thinking maybe ingesting a bunch of this stuff could be added to the routine. I'm mostly worried about urine drug tests but i
Voting Question: What can I do to cure my pitbulls itching/allergies? She is constantly itching her face and behind her ears? (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:16:04 GMT)
Rajah, my pit bull, is a little over a year old and I have been dealing with this skin issue since we first got her. We have been feeding her Blue Buffalo Basics the Turkey and Potato formula, as well as giving her 2 benadryl tablets in the morning and 2 at night. I've tried using claritin 24hr 10mg but it seems like she itches less when I give her the benadryl twice a day. But just by doing these two things alone has helped a tremendous amount but I can't seem to find anything that will help
Resolved Question: can someone translate this to english UK? (Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:19:48 GMT)
Spinach Bones One cup of boiled spinach provides over 1000% of the RDA of vitamin K that can prevent excess activation of osteoclasts (the cells that break down bones), as well as promote the synthesis of osteocalcin, the protein that is essential for maintaining the strength and density of our bones. Skin The high amount of vitamin A in spinach also promotes healthy skin by allowing for proper moisture retention in the epidermis, thus fighting psoriasis, keratinization, acne and even wrin
Resolved Question: What's a goood carpet shampooer or steamer? (Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:19:15 GMT)
Scabies are taking us over. Handed a homeless person a sandwich and they crawled on me from the sandwich. I'd like something that is efficient, not too expensive, and not a "million" parts to have to handle, and most of all, easy to use. Need one fast! Thanks! This board tells the truth about suffering people that can't get rid of the crap! http://www.topix.com/health/scabies
Resolved Question: health solution regarding scabies? (Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:00:18 GMT)
can anyone please help me in my case of scabies. i have this problem from past 1 years that whenever i came in contact with some kind of suffocation or humidity, some small spots that appear like tiny insect bites, appears on my hands nd all over the body nd severe itching occurs all over the body.it is really painful nd i cant resist the itching. i have read about scabies on the net nd find that thing similar to scabies. can u please guide me am i correct by corelating both the problems nd wa
Resolved Question: Does Permethrin 5% cream cure scabies? (Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:32:03 GMT)
I have scabies and have done my research well. The cure for scabies is permethrin 5% cream. It's very effective. I also know you need a prescription to get it. Without health insurance you can't get the prescription. What can I do? I live in Rhode Island. I wish for good skin.
Resolved Question: Could I have lymphoma ? (Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:48:03 GMT)
Hi I'm 23 years old black male and always been a fairly good health.. About 3 weeks ago I was feeling really bad diarrhea in morning, feeling weak, skin was a bit itchy( very light itch almost like a tingle and most of the time i did not have to scratch it because it would just go away). I also felt nauseas while eating but never actually vomited. I immediately went to see a doctor who ran a complete blood panel Test on me including HIV, scabies and ghanorea. During the two days waiting period
Resolved Question: Health problem please help!? (Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:00:34 GMT)
okay this started awhile gao but i was getting itchy spots on my arms legs and back , it looked like chickenpox but after awhile it got worse now theres is scab burst like spots on my chest lots of spots on my back , on my right upper arm there is 3 red scratch mark lines filled with small flat red spots , there is also one like that forming at the bottom of my stomach. Please help im scared incase it might be scabies or worse
Resolved Question: PLEASE HELP! SCABIES INFESTATION?!? (Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:52:29 GMT)
): i know, i know its gross. i can't believe i got it i think i caught it from a girl at my school we used to sit together on the bus and she would itch her elbows real bad. almost a month ago i noticed itching on my elbows, i thought it was just dry skin and i forgot about it. then, under my armpits i had itchy bumps! then it spread to my neck. the itching continued to worsen and there were more bumps!! i finally went to the doctor he prescribed some permethrin cream. i applied it after i
Resolved Question: Why does my grandfather want to go back to the UK of his childhood/teens/young adulthood? (Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:43:39 GMT)
His version of Britain was from 1937-1966, a horrible time if you ask me and here is why I think it was horrible - GREAT DEPRESSION & WORLD WAR II for starters! Here is also what this country like during his youth days A time where everyone was racist and hated anyone who wasn't white. A time where the flag of this country was everywhere and people were patriotic A time where an old man could go to prison for having a relationship with a 16-year old boy A time where the majority of the popu
Resolved Question: Itchy painful welts spreading! Help!!!? (Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:55:17 GMT)
My boyfriend started complaining today around midday that his face and shoulders and calves were itchy. When I met up with him later in the evening his face was slightly swollen and puffy. He had sizable rash like collections of what looked sort of like bug bites on his shoulders and calves. I had him take benedryll and we rubbed some anti-itch cream on the worst sites. His face got better but now it's all over his thighs, butt, legs, and the top of his back. It doesn't match the appearan
Resolved Question: Why i am i so itchy?!? (Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:34:33 GMT)
22 Years of age South Side Chicago its been about almost 4 weeks since i have been getting itchy around my thighs and genital area ( i am not sexually active) it was bothering me so bad that i shaved my genital area.ive been reading articles about people with the same issue. I don't have scabies or bedbugs(been washing my sheets often) People often been recommending sea salt baths for the skin. The fall is about to begin, this is the first time my body has reacted to this kind of situation, it
Resolved Question: Future Mother in Law Doesn't want my dog in her house? (Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:56:13 GMT)
My fiance's mother doesn't want my dog in her house. She thinks she got scabies from him being in her home. However, I don't believe this. I groom him monthly, he has a clean bill of health, and no one in my family or my fiance has received anything from him. Whenever we visit him, I have trouble finding a sitter because everyone in my family has huge dogs that stay in the house and they would hurt my little shih tzu. What should I do? She suggested this past time I keep the dog over my fian
Resolved Question: How can I get rid of my scabies at home? (Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:04:58 GMT)
I got scabies from a friend and i can't go to the doctor because i don't have health insurance. is there any over the counter treatments that will get rid of the scabies? and how much does it cost? oh and, i know there is a spray that i can use on my furniture and car and stuff to kill the scabies also, what is it called and where can i buy it?
Resolved Question: why am i diagnosed with so many disorders? (Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:12:22 GMT)
Hi Everyone! I'm in my early 20's and I have been diagnosed with ADD, ODC, Bipolar w/RS (rapid switching), Dyslexia, and Depression. Those are just my mental challenges. When I was younger I had to have the Harrington Rods operations (two metal rods the place on both sides of your spine permanently, making you unable to bend your back), I have had eczema ever since I was a child and asthma that comes and go's, and I have recently found out I have celiac (allergic to wheat) which makes it har
Resolved Question: what is causing this itchiness? (Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:20:18 GMT)
my husband and i were hanging out with a group of people about a month ago. we noticed that their arms and legs were covered with what looked like rashes similar to scabies or flea bites. when we asked them they gave us an answer which was clearly a lie (heat rash). We ran into them at a party last night. Well last night and tonight i cannot sleep due to sever itchiness. My question is-is there anything it could be BESIDES scabies? or is that the only thing that it could be? we have had minima
Resolved Question: Are lice and scabies formalities, microbes, parasites or pathogens? (Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:24:49 GMT)
I have to do a person health and Hygiene project on lice and scabies and idk which one it is(formality, microbe, parasite or pathogen)
Resolved Question: When it rains, it pours?!? (Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:51:38 GMT)
for the past week and a half now, i generally feel like i am in poor health. i went to the dr. because of a rash they said it was most likely stress but could have been scabies so they treated me for that. Though now, i have been having headaches sensitive to light and some sound, i can get real nauseous right after i eat. i run an hour almost every day, and have started taking a Meaga T green T diet pill, i have lost five pounds in about a week and now weigh 127.5 and am 5'6", i have had spou
Resolved Question: What is the difference between herpes and other STD's or STI's? (Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:18:40 GMT)
I have severe, and constant itching, around my legs and on my hands at times. I have attempted to use over the counter creams and baby powders in order to prevent the itching. I have a cluster of little red bumps in the inside of my thighs they don't appear to be filled and they don't hurt all that much they are just kind of dry. Wasn't exactly sure what I might have and I would like to avoid going to the doctor at all costs due to the fact that I don't have health insurance at the time. Anyon
Resolved Question: Extremely itchy skin.. please help..!!? (Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:56:12 GMT)
Hi everyone, I have suffered with itchy skin for aver 3 years now, it only used to be on me legs but not it is every inch of my body and its an unbearable painful itch, imy doctor has prescribed me everything from simple lotions to scabies cream and nothing works in the slightest.. Recently I have been suffering with hot flushes and sweating, I didn't actually sleep at all last night it was that bad, I was dripping with sweat even though heating was off, windows were open and I was only sleepi
Voting Question: EXTREMELY itchy skin and hot flushes..help please!!? (Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:53:59 GMT)
Hi everyone, I have suffered with itchy skin for aver 3 years now, it only used to be on me legs but not it is every inch of my body and its an unbearable painful itch, imy doctor has prescribed me everything from simple lotions to scabies cream and nothing works in the slightest.. Recently I have been suffering with hot flushes and sweating, I didn't actually sleep at all last night it was that bad, I was dripping with sweat even though heating was off, windows were open and I was only sleepi
Resolved Question: extremely itchy skin D:? (Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:50:02 GMT)
could anyone please help or at least have some tips on how to soothe really itchy skin. my boyfriend has a really bad skin condition at the moment, where he itches all the time and it has gone to the point where he can't sleep much at all, because of it. he's got eczema and various allergies but i think there's some kind of another condition, acting like a badly behaved rash. he has tried pills and creams but they don't work. we're currently trying vaseline, garnier body lotion and health basi
Resolved Question: What is wrong with my skin?:? (Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:40:45 GMT)
My skin is looking really dry and wrinkled. None of my siblings have skin that looks like this. It looks very thin. It was looking dry & ,now it looks worse than merely dry.. In addition, something else really strange is going on. A number of times now, for no reason, other than feeling a prickle like sensation, I will get big red splotches, sometimes with raised welts in the big red splotches. The splotches are tender. Does Herpes II or Shingles do this. Nothing I read about those two condit
Resolved Question: Whole body is itchy, any help identifying would be appreciated, no health insurance.? (Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:48:17 GMT)
Alright so Im a 18 year old male, sometime during the winter probably 7 months ago my whole body got itchy.. But there was no rashes on my body, besides my penis which got itchy on the shaft an probably 14 little bumps under my head appeared an have been there since.. I went to the doctors in December they looked at the bumps an didnt know what it was, i told them my whole body was itchy an it all happened at the same time. from reading things online i figured it was scabies, the doc thought i
Voting Question: Does chlorine cause multiple rash breakouts? (Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:27:13 GMT)
I've been swimming for the past 5 days since Its been hot out. After the first day my neck and chest started itching. After the 3rd day my arms started itching. Now the 5th day my arm pits and inner thighs are itching. They're small red bumps. My skin is dry. I've also been using the banana boat deep tanning oil. Between all this stuff I don't know if I'm allergic to any of it. I'm also scared bc my symptoms sound like scabies. I don't have any health insurance either. HELP
Voting Question: medicine,health,and scabies? (Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:52:15 GMT)
Do u have to have a subscription to get permethrin
Voting Question: Can I treat scabies before I show any symptoms? (Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:32:22 GMT)
My roommate just recently went to the doctor and got diagnosed with scabies and was given this cream as a prescription. In all likelihood I have it too, but I can't really afford to see a doctor as I have no health insurance right now. He has plenty of the cream and said he'd let me use some, but I want to know if I can actually treat scabies if I'm not showing any symptoms of it yet. I'd like to get rid of them asap if I do indeed have them. Also yes we are going to cleaning the couch and ev
Resolved Question: IS ANY ONE USED BIO GEM HERBAL SKIN LOTION FOR ECZEMA, PSORIASIS & VITILIGO? PLS HELP? (Thu, 12 May 2011 12:35:16 GMT)
Today pollution is posing an enormous challenge to Mother Nature herself. All the creatures on the face of the earth - be it plants, animals, or even human beings - have all become victims of this pollution, and are suffering directly or indirectly from its consequences. A vast majority of serious diseases occurring in human body is being increasingly attributed to this evil. Amongst all the affected organs of human body, it is the SKIN which bears the maximum brunt of pollution for obvious
Resolved Question: I am doing this project for health and need your thoughts.? (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:32:16 GMT)
So, I am doing this thing for health and i picked scabies and one of the questions were what were other peoples veiw on scabies. So can you just tell me what you think of it please. Scabies is some type of diease. I guess you get little red dots and have to have medical care to get it cured.
Voting Question: Ordered medicine online.. Now iffy about using it? (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:54:58 GMT)
This is embarrassing.. But I ordered medicine for scabies because I lost my prescription and the nurse at the Health Dept said they couldn't replace it... Which really pissed me off I felt tht wasn't right.. So I just ordered the cream online but it looks completely different than the medicine my grandmother has which is where the scabies all started!! The company who sells the cream is SANDOZ and it is Permethrin 5% w/w Cream 30g.. I ordered from Amazon.com and I went back today to look at re
Resolved Question: is being obsessed about bugs,germs,diseases unhealthy for me? (Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:20:34 GMT)
i cant stand bugs and what they can do to u. i check my body every day to see if something unusual is on my skin. something i don't recognize is on me or in me or whatever.. so far i've had wringworms on my arm before, i think i just noticed i have scabies on my knee but its all dead now.. i feel little itchy.. and sooooooo cant stand being around someone thats sick.. i hate getting sick also/.. and im afraid of cancer like big time. and i obsess about things allllll day long like being unheal
Resolved Question: Can a school be liable for students if they are aware of contagious illness going around? (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:53:57 GMT)
A girl in my cosmetology class went to school and had scabies, the instructor and director were notified an hour after she came in. She walked around the whole class, school and touched most of food that we ate. We asked to leave early because it's highly contagious and the director said we could but it would count against us, she refused to cancel class. Is the school liable for the students health because they didn't take enough safety precautions and were well aware of the situation?
Resolved Question: I have scabies help me...? (Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:47:34 GMT)
I have no health coverage no doctor n I'm homeless. Wat do I do n wat medications should I get to help me. I kno it's scabies kuz I itch all over n a few months back a friend of mine had it so I'm sure it's scabies I got bumps on my legs n arms n at night it gets unbearable. I dnt really hav good hygene or a stable place to stay but there must be something I can do I know it's not the end.
Voting Question: Crawling sensation / Feeling on skin.. help!? (Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:55:18 GMT)
About a week ago, I began having a crawling/tingly sensations on my skin. It happens primarily on my lower legs. However, every now and then, I might feel a little something on my stomach or arms. I notice the feeling when I am not doing anything at all, such as sitting at the computer right now. If I'm occupied, its off my mind and the feeling is gone. When I touch the area that feels crawly... it goes away. Then the other leg might feel crawly and vice versa. I have not noticed any oth
Voting Question: so i already have hpv, strep b, and cervicitis....now do i have HERPES? (Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:58:48 GMT)
so i have a pretty bad situation on my hands right now. i got diagnosed with hpv in november and i have small warts at the entrance of my vagina. Then i got diagnosed with strep b twice!Then i got diagnosed with scabies a few days before which led to open pus sores all over my hands and nipples because i itched them so much. (it looked so bad that i thought they had to chop my nipple off) then i went to the health clinic because i found an open sore on my vagina lip. Its been there for almost
Resolved Question: Exam part 2, please help me with the answers? (Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:29:26 GMT)
26. For which of the following is a vaccine NOT available? a)Neisseria meningitidis b)Tetanus-does have a vaccine c)Haemophilus meningitis d)Rabies-does have a vaccine e)Botulism 27. You advise your pregnant friend to give her cat away because: a) She could get toxoplasmosis b) She could give the cat tularemia c) You don’t like cats and want to see your friend without one d) She could contract plague e) She could get listeriosis 28. The etiologic agent of warts is: a)Poxvirus b)Herpesvirus
Resolved Question: Medical advice? these symptoms? (Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:12:04 GMT)
So i have this rash.. a bump appears (looks like a stinging nettle sting) and it itches like crazy. so itch I'll itch it until it bleeds. also when i itch it, loads of more bumps appear. It started off in one tiny area, now its ever where, getting worse and worse. Theres no evidence for scabies between my fingers or toes (as the doctor said) blood test didn't show anything, neither did blood pressure, blood sugar. The itchy comes in waves - it doesn't itch all day. What could it be? Also,
Voting Question: scabies scabies scabies? (Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:54:21 GMT)
So my buddy ex-boyfriend had scabies. he began treatment but later She got scabies too. I live in a dorm, shes's been over to visit a couple of times and she has possibly infected my roommate. I did a disgusting, self-disrespecting, most irresponsible thing and got pissy drunk and slept with my buddy's ex-bf. ( I seriously contemplating suicide after that) so now I think i might have it....down....there. ( maybe i'm being paranoid). The student health center on campus is closed on weekends and
Resolved Question: wtf is up with scabies? (Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:53:53 GMT)
So my buddy ex-boyfriend had scabies. he began treatment but later She got scabies too. I live in a dorm, shes's been over to visit a couple of times and she has possibly infected my roommate. I did a disgusting, self-disrespecting, most irresponsible thing and got pissy drunk and slept with my buddy's ex-bf. ( I seriously contemplating suicide after that) so now I think i might have it....down....there. ( maybe i'm being paranoid). The student health center on campus is closed on weekends
Voting Question: i need statistics about scabies for a health project can anyone help me out cuz i cant find any? (Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:11:37 GMT)
project is due monday but i have be researching and have not found any statistics.
Voting Question: Random Rashes and Hives? (Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:13:16 GMT)
For the past month or so i've been breaking out in itchy rashes and hives, its accompanied by a pin pricking sensation also, this is all day but the hives and rashes mostly happen at night. I switched detergents because i thought i might have been allergic to that but no relief, i don't have any new soaps or shampoos, I went to the Dr. and she thought it might be a vitamin D deficiency but the calcium supplements haven't helped at all. She also ruled out any mites like scabies or bed bugs, I'm
Resolved Question: Can a Doctor and Natural Heath Consultant HELP me? (Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:45:03 GMT)
i have these scrappy white sores on my vaginal and i wanted to know what is it. is it a scabies. it looks like it. it is in a line between my vagina and anus. i have a UTI, bladder infect, and yeast infection for the longest. my abdominal have been hurting me and i am constipated. will salt/water heal my scabies. i have not had sex since 2009. no scabies not itching,but my vaginal area is and sometimes anus itch. i want to be a natural heath consultant / holistic health practitioner. i know i
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Resolved Question: What are some affordable ways to treat scabies with at home remedies or over the counter? (Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:07:23 GMT)
I don't have any health insurance at the moment so I cannot afford to go see a physician. What are some ways that I can reduce or eliminate the problem without having to go see a physician? with at home remedies or at my local store without having to have a prescription?
Resolved Question: alternative health, what to use for scabies ? (Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:58:14 GMT)
I have a small rash on my foot that looks like the online pictures of scabies. I have no insurance, and fixed income, so I like to try the alternative methods first. I read that Oil of Oregano works, Any other alternative ideas ?
Voting Question: please tell me why i itch!!!? (Sat, 29 May 2010 23:13:06 GMT)
i've posted 2 questions about this already and none have been helpful. I have a dotted rash spread over random places on my body, mostly on my back and belly. It itches very bad, but comes and goes. my husband also is itching very bad, but he doesn't have a rash like i do. Initially i thought it was scabies, but now i'm not so sure because we've already tried permethrin, and my husband doesn't have any rash. I have no health insurance so i'm reluctant to go to the doctor. if this drags on i wi
Resolved Question: How can I get a scabicide prescribed without paying for a doctor visit? (Sun, 02 May 2010 21:31:20 GMT)
I am convinced that I have scabies, but I have no health insurance and no money.
Voting Question: I may or may not have Scabies. Help? (Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:03:54 GMT)
I was dating a man who had scabies and didn't know about it until he went to the doctor. It was never a confirmed case of scabies. He got prescription cream to use. He gave me a bottle of it after I started showing signs of scabies. I used it, washed my sheets and comforter every night, and the bumps stopped showing up but they didn't disappear. They quit itching for a month or so. Now they came back and worse than ever. They started out mostly on the insides of my thighs but now my calf has a
Voting Question: What could these bumps be? (Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:02:44 GMT)
My fiance has some red bumps on his inner thighs leading all the way down to his knees. When he takes a shower or puts anything on them they just itch worse. I've talked to my health teacher and she told me it isn't scabies or anyhting like that. He had them a few years ago but they went away after a few weeks. None of his friends or I have them. We concluded a few years ago that it was just cause he was stressed but this time it's starting to worry him. He doesn't have insurence and doesn't h

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