Talk:Scabies

crotamiton

deleted info on crotamiton as it was wrong and the link was broken for reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.171.195.39 (talk) 21:14, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Management - Medications - Topical

Section related to lindane lotion revised for accuracy. Statement regarding “legal” status of lindane, which primarily relates to agricultural uses, is misleading and inappropriately included in a discussion of scabies treatments. For example, the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants recently added lindane to the list of chemicals to be eliminated by ratified countries; however, there is a specific exemption for public health uses of pharmaceutical lindane for second-line treatment of scabies and lice. Canada and the US both support medical uses of lindane while abandoning agricultural uses. — comment added by Blancer707 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

In response to edits by Yillowslime: With all due respect, the revision to the first statement is incorrect. Lindane lotion is FDA approved as a second-line treatment. The tradename was removed since the product is sold in the US generically. The FDA advisory report does not say that the medication is not well tolerated and contraindicated. In fact, published studies on lindane show that the medication is well tolerated. The statement was thus revised for accuracy. The information regarding legal status really relates to agricultural applications and does not seem relevant here. The hyperlink on the word lindane to the lindane page would seem sufficient. Blancer707 (talk) 03:32, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

The information on global status not about just ag uses, it includes pharmaceutical uses. Wikipedia strives to provide a global perspective, so the stuff on bans outside the US needs to be in the article. Yilloslime ^T_C 16:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Sulfur

Would any one like to update the sulfur treatment with this academic journal article?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1634185/?page=1

Essentially it says 18% sulfur soap applied and left on overnight for 3 nights had a great success rate in curing scabies in over ~400 patients. It also says sulfur dermatitis did not occur in any patients, which can happen as a side effect of sulfur ointments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.242.162.93 (talk) 05:54, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Scabies Rash Pictures

I would like to begin a discussion on the importance of some good quality images of the scabies rash for reference. The images on this page are all of such a quality that you can't really see the symptoms. I have some quality images that I would like to reference. They can be found at http://www.scabies-information.com/scabies-rash-pictures. If using this link is a problem, I would happily donate the images for use as I feel they would be helpful. Anyone else? I think the discussion here covers the topic well, but the images are lacking.

Just want to open this up for discussion. Davidandkimbenton (talk) 02:38, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Scabies When is scabies most contagious, is it right before you break out when you are most contagious to spread to others? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.206.130.181 (talk) 12:08, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

No, you are contagious the second you are infected with the scabies mite...it is a parasite, not a virus and can spread quickly. The rash is a result of burrowing and waste from the scabies mite. Treatment is the same before and after you break out. 65.190.129.130 (talk) 16:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

WHAT DO THEY EAT

Makes no mention of what they "eat". --98.141.78.112 (talk) 16:28, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Scabies eat human flesh. This is their way of surviving on the host (human... possibly you?) and the main cause of the 'damage' you see in pictures around the web... This damage is the result of the females mainly but also the males can create burrows, or trails/tracks, as well as deep 'holes' which turn into scabs, which are hard/crusted and contain eggs, and live mites.
When a live mite makes trails/moves through the skin(not to be confused with the final 'burrow' as these trails create very little visible damage in comparison to the burrows), in its path it drops eggs; these eggs hatch and become full adult mites within several weeks. If the 'scabs' are not picked off from each large (0.5cm up to 3-4cm) hole/lesion/sore/scab(and yes; it does hurt like a b*tch) the treatment's will/may fail, as the scabs contain mites which wont die with topical application. The extreme itchiness experienced in some people by these scabies, is the result of them eating our skin, and secreting it as a waste product; a fecal matter. It is a green hard slimy like substance, which can be seen on the outside of our skin, at times when the mites mature close to the surface of the skin. This green patch is usually triangular in shape, as the mite starts as 1 female, in her burrow. Within her burrow she lays eggs, and these begin moving once hatched and able to walk. Once these mites begin to move about, they usually head out in 1 direction, contributing to the triangular like markings in green fecal matter left behind, or in scab holes from the waste being left 'under the skin/not visible on the outside'. These marks may alternatively appear to look like splatter marks as if you took a bucket of paint and dumped into one spot; same idea with these mites because the female starts in one spot, which her offspring take-off from in 1 direction usually. The burrows can be visible as deep holes known as lesions or they can be totally non-visible at times, making diagnosis difficult.
Humans being the main hosts for scabies mites means that this mite is a flesh eating disease in a sense, as left untreated this infection can take over your entire body; I speak from experience here.
There is some controversy regarding the 'what do they eat' topic, as I have seen recently that scabies can and will infect 'drywall', found in homes; known as walls. This makes things more confusing, as the mites are known to be a human parasite transmitting from human to human via close contact and fomites(contaminated clothing/towels/beds/sofa's/etc), using only humans because they need something we have in our skin and only in human skin, animals apparently don't have what the mite requires to sustain life. 96.48.241.129 (talk) 12:26, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

scapies

can this be transmitted to the eyes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.1.147.164 (talk) 19:20, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Scabies require oxygen and generally stay close to the surface of the hosts skin, and having scabies in the eye is a possibility, as they can end up in the mouth from biting sores as a way to remove the scab without something sharp, it may sound weird but without removing these scabs the mites will only reinfect the host within days, these mites 'appear' to be moving, but are too small to actually see what they are doing or how they are moving, to me, this moving action is seen as a very faint 'flashing', almost as if the mite was a reflection or very tiny light source, this action can be seen around the house as well; in beds, chairs, floors, washrooms, on your skin. This is a good way of 'detecting' scabies sometimes, as they can be very hard at times to detect when hidden within scabs / spit piles (for those of us who destroy our rental homes. a very bad habit indeed) 96.48.241.129 (talk) 12:33, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to edit

It is proposed that Scabies be part of the trial of a new template; see the green strip at the top of Pain where it has been in place for a couple of months. The purpose of this project is to encourage readers to edit, while equipping them with the basic tools. If you perceive a problem with this, or have any suggestions for improvement, please discuss at the project talk page --Anthonyhcole (talk) 09:39, 10 January 2011 (UTC).