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Dr. Tracy Sinha answered
53 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Not really: You need one or two treatments any how
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Dr. Ellen Bondar answered
23 years experience Internal Medicine
Recurrence : It is possible to nave recurrence if no thorough washing was done.
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Some basics: The scabies mite is passed by direct contact. We see it pass from kid to kid sometimes if they play in close proximity. Wrestlers, bed partners, etc. ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Relax: Even if the person you love is crawling with scabies, that's no reason not to snuggle up and be happy together. You can both be treated at the same ti ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Traci Buxton answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Elimite (permethrin): Scabies are a very small insect that burrow under the skin of an infected person and cause intense itching and a red rash, particularly on the hands, ... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Scabies: Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin condition caused by an infestation by the itch mite sarcoptes scabiei. Direct skin-to-skin contact is the ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Greer answered
44 years experience Family Medicine
Bugs: These are nasty little critters that burrow under your skin and itch like crazy.Get to a dr soon and get some shampoo to kill them.They can spread ver ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Scabies: Scabies in people is cause by a mite called Sacroptes Scabieivar. Hominis.Scabies looks like lines of burrows on skin made w little mounds or blisters ... Read More
A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Cindy Juster answered
36 years experience Pediatrics
Infesting parasite: Scabies is a common infestation caused by the arthropod sarcoptes scabiei. The mite is transmitted via prolonged direct human contact. The main presen ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tanya Russo answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Scabies: The scabies mite is a microscopic parasite that is passed from the skin of an infected person to another, usually by close physical contact. The mite ... Read More
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