A member asked:

I went to visit a friend and she had had scabies, she treated it with the permethrin cream.she just spot treated. i hugged her twice should i worry?

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? type of hug ?: Scabies is a mite that burrows under the skin. Transfer between persons usually requires prolonged or intimate contact. I consider it a problem for wrestlers and spouses but not random hugs. If the hug involved an untreated but affected site it might be an issue. It is not easily passed like germs.

Answered 7/17/2018

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