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Scabies is a skin infection cause by tiny parasidic mites. They live in the pores or hair folicles of your skin and cause a skin rash and intense itching. You can get scabies from skin to skin contact with someone who has them, from being outdoors, but mainly they occur in unsanitary living conditions. They can live in the blankets, bedding, and other fabric surfaces that have not been cleaned regularly. Scabies were a lot more common in the past before the invent of washing machines and when people had poor hygeine habits. They are fairly easy to cure on the skin--I believe calamine lotion kills them and I'm sure that OTC lice medication would also. But if you have a red, itchy skin rash it's best to see a physician to get a correct diagnosis because a fungal infection or allergic reaction can cause a similar looking rash. If you are diagnosed with scabies you need to treat all the surfaces you have come into contact with and alert the person you think you may have caught scabies from and those that have been close to you and in your house. Your doctor or an exterminator may be able to tell you the best way to treat your house.
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Can scabies infest and breed in the nasal cavity?
No. Scabies only infest skin. The nasal cavity is lined with a mucous membrane.
What is an example of infest?
termites damage a house by eating the wood
Are scabies the same as crabs?
No. Scabies is a microscopic mite that are usually found on dogs. "Crabs" a.k.a. "pubic lice", are lice. Like the lice that people get in their hair, but head lice and public lice are different in the way that they are physiologically built to infest certain parts of the body.
If you had fleas will they inhabit your house?
Yes, if you or your pets have had fleas, the fleas will infest your house unless you exterminate them with insecticide.
Do you have treat your house if a pet becomes infested with scabies?
No. If your pet has scabies you can treat the pet, but humans cannot catch scabies from animals. Scabies that live on animals are unable to live or reproduce on humans, and will die by themselves in two or three days.
Can scabies infest and breed in the nasal cavity and mouth?
No. These parasites live on the surface of the skin. They are mites that burrow under the skin. Primarily found on the feet, between the fingers and around the groin area and other damp areas.
What is a Sentence with infest?
robbers infest on innocent people
How do you use infest in a sentence?
She bought insolence and infest to the household.
When was Infest - festival - created?
Infest - festival - was created in 1998.
How long would it take a sofa infested with bed bugs to infest other areas of your house?
A few hours
When was Infest - album - created?
Infest - album - was created in 1920-10.
What other animals can infest the forest?
There are a great number of animals that have the ability to infest a forest. Foreign fish can infest lakes and rivers in forests.
