Scabies is a disease that is relatively common and can happen to anyone. This disease, scabies can happen to anyone regardless of their status or their race. Scabies is a mite that lives on a host, human or animal. Scabies lay their eggs on this host, in small channels they have created under the skin and in a few days the eggs will development into mites. There are various treatments to kill the eggs and adult mites. However, scabies will return again if the person is exposed again to the mite, or the treatment is not effective.
Scabies has many symptoms, some of which are more obvious than others. If you have scabies you will experiencing a feeling of itching, especially at night and you will notice red dots or blisters on the skin. These are just some of the symptoms of scabies. In adults, scabies live mainly in the armpits, the wrists, teats, elbows, stomach, on the fingers and the genital region. Children are much more of the susceptible. Your whole body can be changed with scabies. In almost all cases of scabies, patients develop an infection first and then begin to scratch, damaging the skin and causing further harm. Once you become infected, itching begins in two weeks. But if it is not the first time you have been infected, then the symptoms of scabies may appear as soon as five days.
Another important thing to become aware of is how the disease is transmitted. Mites, or scabies can be transferred from one person to another only by a simple touch of the hand. Sexual contact may also be another way to contact scabies mites. Scabies mites can not live more than a few days without a host, their survival is dependent upon a number of factors, mainly temperature and humidity.
Diagnosis of scabies can be a very difficult task for the doctor as scabies symptoms are similar to many other medical conditions. For the diagnosis of scabies, the doctor must first take samples of skin of the patient. Placing the skin under a microscope to determine whether a sign of the scabies mites. Another type of scabies diagnosis is the application of the ink on the skin of the patient.
The treatment of scabies is not very difficult or costly. Usually treatments consist of lotions or creams applied to the skin. These ointments contain lindane or crotamiton. To buy most kinds of treatment for scabies, you need a doctor's prescription.
For more information on scabies and for pictures and information on the symptoms and treatment you can visit this resource on scabies.
