Scabies
Scabies is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. The most common symptoms are... Wikipedia
- Specialty: Infectious disease, dermatology
- Symptoms: itchiness, pimple-like rash
- Usual onset: 2–6 weeks (first infection), ~1 day (subsequent infections)
- Causes: Sarcoptes scabiei mite spread by close contact
- Risk factors: Crowded living conditions (child care facilities, group homes, prisons), lack of access to water, wearing second hand clothing
- Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms
- Differential diagnosis: seborrheic dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis, pediculosis, atopic dermatitis
- Medication: permethrin, crotamiton, lindane, ivermectin
- Frequency: 204 million / 2.8% (2015)
- Data source: DuckDuckGo