{"id":1515,"date":"2020-05-07T12:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.kayawell.com\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2020-05-09T08:59:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T08:59:35","slug":"scabies-overview-symptoms-causes-and-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/scabies-overview-symptoms-causes-and-prevention","title":{"rendered":"Scabies- overview, symptoms, causes and prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scabies is\nan itchy skin condition which is caused by a tiny burrowing mite known as\nSarcoptes scabies. Intense scratching takes place at the location where the\nmite burrows. Especially at night, the urge to scratch can be intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scabies is\ninfectious and may spread quickly by close physical contact in family, child\ncare community, school class, nursing home or jail. Since the scabies is so\ninfectious, doctors often prescribe medication for whole families or groups of\ntouch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scabies can\nbe readily treated. Medicines applied to your skin kill the mites that cause\nscabies and their eggs. But you may still have some itching for several weeks\nafter treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scabies\nsigns and symptoms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Itching, most extreme and mainly worse at\nnight<\/li><li>Thin, irregular burrow tracks consisting of\ntiny blisters or bumps on the skin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally,\nburrows or tracks occurs in skin folds. However, though almost any part of the\nbody may be involved, scabies is most often found in adults and older children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Between the fingers<\/li><li>In the armpits<\/li><li>Around the waist<\/li><li>Along the insides of the wrists<\/li><li>On the inner elbows<\/li><li>On the soles of the feet<\/li><li>Around the breasts<\/li><li>Around the male genital area<\/li><li>On the buttocks<\/li><li>On the knees<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In infants\nand young children common infestation sites typically involve the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scalp<\/li><li>Palms of the hands<\/li><li>Soles of the feet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you had\nscabies before, it may cause signs and symptoms within a few days of exposure.\nIf you have never had scabies, the signs and symptoms can take as long as six\nweeks to begin. Even, you can spread scabies even though you have no signs or\nsymptoms yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When to see a doctor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have\nsigns and symptoms which can indicate scabies, speak to your doctor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many skin\nconditions, such as dermatitis or eczema, are associated with itching and small\nbumps on the skin. Your doctor will help you find out the precise cause and\nmake sure you get adequate care. Preparations for bathing and over-the-counter\nmay ease itching but will not remove scabies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microscopic\nis the eight-leg mite that causes scabies in humans. The female mite burrows\njust below your skin and creates a tunnel where eggs are deposited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eggs\nhatch and the mite larvae work their way to your skin&#8217;s surface, where they\ngrow and can spread to other areas of your skin or other people&#8217;s skin. Scabies\nitching results from the allergic reaction of the body to the mites, their eggs\nand their waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical\nconnection and, less often, cloth or bed-sharing with an infected person will\nspread the mites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animals and\nhumans both have their distinct types of mites affected. Growing species\nprefers one particular type of host and does not live long away from the host\nthey prefer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human people\nmay have a temporary skin reaction from contact with the mite of animal\nscabies. But it is unlikely that people would acquire full-blown scabies from\nthis source, because they may be by contact with the human scabies mite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vigorous\nscratching can break your skin and give rise to a secondary bacterial\ninfection, such as impetigo. Impetigo is a superficial infection of the skin\nthat&#8217;s caused most often by staph (staphylococci) bacteria or occasionally by\nstrep (streptococci) bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A more\nserious type of scabies, called crusted scabies, can affect certain high-risk\ngroups, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People with chronic health conditions that\nweaken the immune system, such as HIV or chronic leukaemia<\/li><li>People who are very sick, such as people in\nhospitals or nursing homes<\/li><li>Older people in nursing homes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Crusted\nscabies, also known as Norwegian scabies, appear to make the skin crusty and\nscaly, and affect large areas of the body, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually,\nsomeone with scabies has around 10 to 15 mites. In comparison, someone with\ncrusted scabies can get millions of mites infested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take these\nmeasures to avoid re-infestation and to avoid dissemination of the mites to\nothers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clean all linens and garments:<\/strong> Use warm,\nsoapy water to wash all sheets, towels and bedding used within 3 days before\ntreatment begins. Dry over high heat. You can&#8217;t wash the dry-clean items at\nhome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starve the mites:<\/strong> Consider\nputting things that you cannot wash in a sealed plastic bag and leave them in\nan out-of-the-way location for a few weeks, such as in your garage. Mites die\nafter some days without food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Scabies is an itchy skin condition which is caused by a tiny burrowing mite known as Sarcoptes scabies. Intense scratching takes place at the location where the mite burrows. Especially at night, the urge to scratch can be intense. Scabies is infectious and may spread quickly by close physical contact in family, child care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}