How Do You Get Scabies ? Its one of the first questions asked when you realise what the horrible itchy pimples are. No, it does not mean you are dirty or unclean, like most people believe. Scabies are very contagious and you need to keep away from others until the scabies mites have been cleared. Scabies are easily passed on through person to person. However the scabie mites spread not just through skin contact (a simple hand-shake would be enough), also through sharing clothing or towels. Scabies can even be passed on through lounge chairs or cuddly toys.
When treating scabies, you need to be extremely thorough, if you are not it wont be long before you will be doing the whole thing again, trust me I made this mistake myself. It is important to treat the whole household, other family members may be 'silent carriers of scabies', you dont have to be itchy and pimply to have scabies. Also, wash all bedding, steam carpets and mattresses. Wash cuddly toys - anything that the scabie mites can cling to, however they do not survive for long off of the human skin. Anything that you are unable to wash put in a bin bag, seal tightly and put away for a couple of weeks.
The creams that doctors perscribe for scabies (not mentioning names here) have, get this, actually been linked to cancer and leukiama. I didnt find this out until after the first application (which did not work, I hasten to add). I am quite disappointed in myself, as usually I look up lotions, medication before usage. I was just so desperate to get rid of my sons itchy nights. After a couple of days I looked around for a natural scabies remedy and came accross this, www.scabieshomeremedies.info , which left us scabies free naturally . If any of my boys bring home the mites again, I am ready for them!
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