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how can you get scabies without being in contact with an infected person?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Transmission. : Scabies can be spread by using the same bedding or clothing as someone who is infected with scabies. Scabies is usually spread by close physical contact.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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