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How long before scabies are gone Because I think I somehow contracted it and my husband has had them before from his ex and I just want to know how long you can have them or be infected?
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∙ 10y ago
Scabies can be passed by sharing clothing, towels and bedding with someone who is infected. However, this is less likely to cause an infection than skin-to-skin contact.
It can take up to eight weeks for the symptoms of scabies to appear after initial infection. This is known as the incubation period.
You should visit your GP if you think you have scabies. It is not usually a serious condition but does need to be treated. The two most widely used treatments for scabies are permethrin cream and Malathion Lotion. Both medications contain insecticides that kill the scabies mite.Permethrin cream is usually recommended as the first treatment. Malathion lotion is used if permethrin cream proves ineffective your partner has been diagnosed with genital scabies, to avoid reinfection you should visit your nearest sexual health clinic so you can be checked and, if necessary, treated.
You should avoid having sex and other forms of close bodily contact until both you and your partner have completed the full course of treatment
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How does someone get scabies other than by spreading?
The mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) that cause scabies can be caried by various hosts and objects, not only by those who display symptoms. But infection is primarily skin-to-skin contact.
How do you get scabies?
You can get scabies from Prolonged direct contact with the infected person. Also having a sexual partner with it and also sharing towels and clothes.
How do you transfer scabies from one person to another?
Scabies is transmitted by being in close contact with an infected person. For example, sleeping in the same bed as an infected person or by skin-on-skin contact.
Scabies get in your eyes why don't people and doctors don't know that?
I'll politely answer this question with a long and complicated question: Is it possible that doctors don't want to admit that scabies can enter the eye balls and the brain because they themselves currently have (active or inactive scabies), or have had scabies in their own eyes and brain, and instead, these doctors tell all of their scabies patients that they have a psychological problem and should see a psychiatrist, so that their scabies patients will get out of their office because they fear being infected again, or they fear that it will become public knowledge that they themselves have or had scabies and could possibly be infecting other patients, increasing their chances of losing their medical license to practice medicine altogether, and/or the financial loses involved in losing current or potential patients when it becomes public knowledge that scabies-infected patients have been visiting their office and exam rooms; without proper and costly sterilization? MONEY!
What is scaves?
Scavving or scavenging is profitting from other people good will, eg. letting others buy you a beer.
Who runs a high risk of getting scabies?
You have high risk of scabies if your skin comes in contact with the skin of a person having scabies because scabies is a contagious disease.
How long before you know if you have scabies?
you may begin to itch about a week of so after contact with an infected person.
What did lice cause in WW1?
ItchingIt was most likely "Norwegian scabies" which refers instead to a particularly severe form of scabies that is also known as crusted scabies. Crusted scabies has been called Norwegian scabies because the condition was first described in Norway in the mid-19th century.
If my husband has scabies does this mean he cheated?
Never assume anything. Ask him yourself or check his phone records.
How do people catch scabies?
Scabies occurs as an allergic reaction to skin burrowing of microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei). Direct skin contact with infected people is the most common way to become infected. However, shared clothes or towels can carry the mites.It is more prevalent among those with ccompromised immune symptoms, such as the infirm or elderly.(For treatments used for scabies, see the related link)
Where do scabies mites live?
If you have crusted scabies also called Norweigen Scabies, doctors won't believe you or help you until your nearly dead because they can't diagnose it and ignore it.
Can dogs pass lice or mites to humans?
Yes. Years ago, I had the unfortunate pleasure of coming into contact with someone with scabies and I contracted them. Because you don't start to itch for a couple of weeks, I didn't know I had them and continued to cuddle up to my dog as normal. I saw my GP and was diagnosed, and within a couple of days, my dog started incontrollably scratching, so I took her to see the vet. She had scabies too, and had to be treated, bless her. So I know that you can pass scabies onto your dog!
