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Help please! is extremely hot water on skin good or bad for scabies?
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Neither for skin: Scabies requires more than good hygiene with soap and hot or cold water to get rid off. If you have scabies it can require a fair effort to get rid of it. First, you and all the members of your household will need to be treated. Ivermectin is an effective medication for treating scabies. Medications prescribed by your health care provider are usually needed to treat scabies. Creams include:.
Answered 8/7/2018
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