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Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on dealing with scabies.
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Ignore: Boil the sheets and clothes apply cream from head to toe please die itchy mite.
Answered 9/18/2017
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Ignore: Itching may persist for one to two weeks after treatment of Scabies.
Answered 8/4/2014
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Use: Use treatment as instructed and may need to retreat.
Answered 11/1/2015
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