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When treating for scabies, do clothes have to be washed in boiling water to kill them? or will hot water from washing machine kill them?
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Hot water fine: Washing in hot water is sufficient to rid the clothes of the insect. For items that can't be washed for some reason, bag in a plastic garbage bag, seal it tight and leave items for at least three days. The insect cannot survive off the human longer than this, so that kills them all.
Answered 2/27/2021
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Scabies: You’ll have to clean (ie. Hot water in machine) clothes, bedding ; towels you have come in contact w. Place on high in drier. Some things like pillows can’t go in the wash- put them in a big plastic bag ; tie it up for at least 48 hrs because scabies can survive w/o being on humans for 24 to 36 hrs.
Answered 8/11/2018
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