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Can you get a fever with scabies?
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Fever: Scabies is an itchy, contagious skin condition caused by infestation by the mite sarcoptes scabiei. Direct skin-to-skin contact is the mode of transmission, but fever is not a common manifestation. Secondary skin infections (cellulitis) may occur from scratching and this can produce fever. Since this is often sexually transmitted, might think about stds gotten simultaneously.
Answered 10/21/2013
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No: But if you get secondary skin infection, thereis a possibility.
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