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When i can't wash my clothes with hot water, can i just let it dry under the sun just to kill the scabies?
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Nope: Laundering infested clothing and bedding is essential to eradicating the mite, which will likely just crawl to a shaded/cooler area if only exposed to the sun.
Answered 1/23/2015
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