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Scabies, Caues, Symptoms, Scabies Treatment
Scabies are common type of skin infections causes small itchy bumps and blisters due to tiny mites that burrow into the top layer of human skin to lay their eggs.
Scabies is highly contagious and may be transmitted from person to person by household or sexual
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Although distressing for parents, who associate conditions like scabies and head lice with poor hygiene, scabies is actually fairly common and affects children of all races and social classes.A child who has contracted scabies sometimes develops a bumpy red rash. Scabies is infectious, and is by and large transmitted by skin-to-skin contact or through sexual contact with someone else who is infected with it. Scabies is often mistaken for other itchy rashes, particularly if only one child is affected. The main problem is that by the time you see your Pediatrician, your child's itching has usually 'ruined' the burrows, which are the most of the characteristic parts of the rash. The scabies infection spreads more easily in crowded circumstances and especially in situations where there is a lot of close contact - like child-care centers or nursing homes.
So if someone in your child's class or child-care group has infected with scabies, it's a good idea to have your child treated for the infection even before he or she develops the symptoms.
Signs and Symptoms of Scabies
The commonly occurring symptom of scabies is severe itching, itchy bumps, blisters, or pus-filled bumps that rupture when you scratch them or rub them.
The most common locations for scabies are on the sides of fingers, between the fingers, on the backs of the hands, on the wrists, heels, elbows, armpits, inner thighs and around the waist (belt line). If untreated, the female will continue to lay eggs for about five weeks. Itchy skin may become thick, scaly, scabbed, and crisscrossed with scratch marks. If a person infected with scabies scratches the itchy areas of skin, it increases the chance of being infected by bacteria. Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection that may occur in skin infected with scabies .
It may also affect other areas of the body, particularly the elbows and the areas around the breasts, genitals, navel, and buttocks.
Treatment for Scabies
This condition needs special medical attention and if scabies is suspected, the doctor may scrape a small part of the affected skin and examine the scrapings under a microscope for signs of scabies mites. Doctors prescribe a medicated cream or lotion to treat. The medicated cream kills the mites. Because scabies can be sexually transmitted, sexually active teens with scabies should be examined for other sexually transmitted diseases like STDs. Any sexual partners will also need to be treated for scabies. Once a child starts receiving treatment for scabies, it usually takes about 1 to 2 days for the itching to go away; however, sometimes the itching can last for a couple of days. If the treatment is effective there should be no new rashes or burrows after 24 to 48 hours. To avoid reinfestation, all clothing, towels and bedding should be thoroughly laundered once all those with scabies begin their treatment. Use hot water over 120 o F. (equal to hot tap water in most homes). Try washing in Safe Solutions, Inc.'s Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint and borax.
Prevention from scabies
- Ensure good hygiene. Get daily showers or baths, frequent hand washing, and wearing clean clothing.
- Avoid physical contact with infested individuals and their belongings, especially clothing and bedding.
- Proper treatment and the need for early diagnosis and treatment of infested individuals and contacts is extremely important.
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