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Scabies

Scabies | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What can be done to prevent the condition?

Since scabies is spread by skin-to-skin contact, avoiding direct contact with infected people who have not been treated is the only prevention.

What are the long-term effects of the condition?

There are no long-term effects after a scabies infestation has been effectively treated.

What are the risks to others?

Scabies is contagious and can be passed from one person to another through direct contact.


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Scabies: Treatment & Monitoring

Author: Lynn West, MD
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 07/27/01



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