A female asked:
can i get scabies from contact with a wild animal? are there any animals that can contract scabies? i heard that house pets cannot, is this true?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
2 different mites: Humans can transmit scabies which is transmitted by a sarcoptes scarbiei mite. Animals carry a different mite which can cause a form of mange.
Answered on Aug 30, 2016
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Mites: Animals can contract sarcoptic mange from mites. Humans can contract scabies from
the sarcoptes scarbiei mite. There are two different mites involv ... Read More
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Silverman answered
Specializes in Infectious Disease
Rarely : Almost always human to human transmission but the host are mites do maybe you can get from them but very unlikely.
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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered
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Talk to your Dr.: Assuming that you have been under a doctor's care and have received a full course or two of prescription treatment, then you need to focus on potentia ... Read More
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Dr. Laura McMullen answered
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Scabies : Scabies is usually contracted by prolonged direct skin to skin contact with another person who has scabies. A hug or handshake is usually not enough c ... Read More
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