Scabies is a skin disease caused by mites burrowing beneath the skin. They leave behind waste that causes the onset of the disorder. When the female mites lay their eggs in the epidermis, this leaves more infectious deposits. This results in extreme itching and the development of pimple-like skin rashes.
If treatment is not sought, scabies can be dangerous since they can lead to severe infection. Mites can live in the skin for months. They can cause severe itchiness that can tempt you to scratch the affected area until it gets infected.
Once the affected area is infected, there’s a possibility for the infection to spread. That is the one thing you need to avoid at the onset of scabies.
Scabies is a communicable skin disease It spreads easily among household members.
Scabies can affect anyone. It is not a disease that can be traced back to poor hygiene. Anyone is at risk of getting infected.
Knowing the various treatments for this particular skin disease can help ease the mind from worrying about it.
Here are the various scabies treatments and reliefs that you should know about.
13. Hot Water For Washing Clothes
This s not a direct therapy for scabies but washing clothes in hot water and using sodium borate will stop the spread of the infection. A person with scabies should wash any clothing, bedding, and other fabrics that have come into touch with them or their skin.
This will eliminate mites hidden in the clothes and prevent their spread to other parts of their body or to other people.
12. General Household Cleaning (Vacuuming And Bleach)
Scabies can infest homes. This can happen if someone in the household is seriously infected. The mite can survive for several days on bed sheets, mattresses, furniture, clothes, and towels allowing for the propagation of the infestation and eventually infection among the household members.
Vacuuming and using bleach to clean the house can kill scabies, preventing them from spreading and infecting other people in the house.
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