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How is scabies transmitted from person to person?
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Skin 2 skin contact: Usually prolonged skin-to-skin contact. *not* usually through a quick hug or handshake. Easy to get from your sexual partners or other folks in your household. Crusted scabies [norwegian scabies] can spread through shared towels, clothing and bedding.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Scabies: Scabies is spread when there is direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. Transmission of scabies can also be the result of sharing clothing, towels, and bedding. In children, the condition is most commonly spread at daycare centers, school, or sleepovers. Transmission of the disease in nursing homes results in more severe cases than are typical for the infestation.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Yes: It is usually sexually transmitted but you can get it other ways.
Answered 10/3/2016
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