It continues to cause problems by being transmitted through direct contact between people. The disease occurs in epidemics every 30 years. A period of 15 years of calm is followed by a 15-year epidemic curve. It is estimated that the reason for this is the resistance to the insect that develops in humans.
The frequency of scabies increases in autumn and winter.
The probability of scabies appearing in schools and public areas is high.
The most important feature of scabies is Night itching begins 15 days to 1 month after infection, ranging from 3 days to 6 weeks.
Itching may continue up to 2 weeks after treatment.
Scabies is popularly known as scabies. Also known as 'gale' or 'gigigik'. The scabies bug, 'Sarcoptes Scabiei Von Hominis', is large enough to be seen only with the help of a microscope or magnifying glass, and it spends its entire life in the human body. It is passed from person to person through close contact. The insect moves by opening tunnels in the upper layers of the skin and causes itching. As a result of this itching, inflammation of the skin may occur. Scabies has nothing to do with dirt; the bug can also live on clean skin; The belief that scabies is a disease of dirty people is not true!!!
What are the symptoms?
Patients with scabies mostly complain of itching at night. This may even wake the patient from his sleep. During the day, when the patient is inactive, an itch that is easier to bear may be observed. In addition, broken lines or S-shaped tunnels up to 1 cm can be considered specific symptoms of scabies. The holes in the tunnel ceiling are filled with dirt, causing black dots to appear on the line. These points are important in diagnosing the disease. There are also pearl-like vesicles at the ends of the tunnels or independently of them. These tunnels are mostly localized in the forearms, 85% of which are hands and wrists, and in the genital area in men. Scabies is most commonly seen between the fingers, wrists, inner parts of the arms, genital area, lower abdomen, hips and legs. Chest, back and head are the areas that are not affected, but scabies can be seen on the entire skin surface in babies.
How is Scabies Transmitted?
Scabies has the risk of spreading easily in society when conditions are suitable. It is an infectious disease. The source of infection is people infected with scabies. Scabies is transmitted through close contact. The frequent occurrence of the disease in infants and children confirms this. A person with scabies easily transmits the disease to family members. Contact such as dancing and shaking hands can also be a cause of transmission. The use of the patient's laundry, sheets and other belongings by others is a less common form of transmission compared to the above.
What are the Ways of Protection?
Close contact with people with scabies should be avoided, all families of people with scabies should be checked and the infection should be prevented. Non-family friends or relatives should be warned if this is possible. Sharing should be prevented,
Hygiene should be taken into consideration. Since scabies can live on items for 2-3 days, all items and clothes should be washed with boiling water for 20 minutes, the inner parts of all clothes (dresses, sheets, hanging covers, etc.), especially those in contact with the body, should be ironed with a hot iron, and the entire house and car should be washed. It should be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.
Skin cream containing permethrin, an effective agent in the treatment of scabies, should be used and all family members should be treated, even if it is only one person with scabies.
Use of Medical Skin Cream
Age Use
2 months - 1 year old 1/8 tube
1 year - 5 years old 1/4 tube
6 years - 12 years old 1/2 tube
12 years + 1 tube
After taking a shower, it is applied to a clean and cool body, covering the entire body except the head.
In application, it is especially suitable for the areas between the fingers and toes, wrists, armpits, external genital organs, buttocks, hands. and attention should be paid under the toenails.
Wait for 8-12 hours. If the hands have been washed during the waiting period, care is taken to apply it to the hands again.
After the application, take a shower.
Clean clothes are worn, bed linen and clothes are washed with hot water and ironed with a hot iron.
Treatment regardless of itching or not. It must be applied by all members of the family.
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