#Home remedies for scabies skin
A physician will look for signs of mites on typical locations (fingers, elbows, skin folds) including the characteristic burrows. Scabies is often diagnosed by the characteristic rash created by mite infestation, as well as history of itching that worsens at night. Animals attract types of mites that don’t survive on the human body. Despite urban legends, humans cannot get scabies from pets. The mites can live for up to a month on the human body, but can’t survive for more than 48-72 hours elsewhere, and laundering eliminates them. Close physical contact and, less often, sharing clothing or bedding with an infected person can spread the mites. The eggs mature in about three weeks, after which the new mites hatch and burrow to the skin’s surface, from which they can spread to other areas of the skin or to other people.
Females burrow just beneath the skin, creating a tunnel in which they deposit their eggs. Sarcoptes scabei is a microscopic eight-legged mite. If the condition becomes chronic, a more severe and very contagious form of scabies may develop called crusted scabies, which causes a hard, scaly rash that covers large areas of the body and can be difficult to treat. Scabies can also be an issue for those with chronic illnesses or living in institutionalized settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, childcare facilities and nursing homes. Scabies can become a serious problem in those with weakened immune systems, such as people with HIV or cancer. These bacterial infections can cause localized inflammation marked by redness, swelling, heat and pain as well as a honey-colored exuded fluid. Superficial infections of the skin, known as impetigo, are caused most often by staph ( staphylococcal) and occasionally strep ( streptococcal) bacteria. Vigorous scratching can break the skin and allow a secondary bacterial infection to occur. The itching of scabies results primarily from the body’s allergic reaction to the mites, their eggs and their waste.
The mites can also burrow under fingernails or around the skin near watchbands or rings. These lesions tend to first appear between the fingers or on the elbows, wrists, buttocks, or waist.
Aside from intense itching, which usually is worse at night, symptoms may include hive-like bumps on the skin.
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