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What is the cause and how is it transmitted? |
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Scabies is caused by the human mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
Scabies produces intense, itchy skin rashes when the pregnant female tunnels into the skin and deposits eggs in the tunnel they have burrowed. The larvae, which hatch in 3-10 days, move about on the skin, then mature into adult mites. The adult mites live 3-4 weeks in the host's skin.
The motion of the mite in and on the skin produces an intense itch which may resemble an allergic reaction in appearance. The presence of the eggs produces a massive allergic response which, in turn, produces more itching.
Head Lice?The intense itching that scabies causes can be confused with the effect of headlice or fleabites, but is a very different condition that requires a specific scabies treatment.
Scabies transmissionScabies is transmitted quite easily, often throughout an entire household, by prolonged skin-to-skin contact with an infected person (e.g. bed partners), and thus is sometimes classed as a sexually transmitted disease. Spread by clothing, bedding or towels is less likely, though possible.
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