Sunday, 12 December 2010

Scabies- a Skin Disease

Scabies is a skin infection that is caused by mites. These scabies mites burrow just under the surface of your skin and lay their eggs. As a result, your skin will feel very itchy and you will also have red bumps or blisters on the skin. These are some of the most common scabies symptoms. Scabies is quite a common disease, especially in places like living facilities that are shared by many people. Scabies can also be found in hospitals, dormitories and even nursing homes.



In order to get scabies you only need to have skin contact with a person that already has scabies. However, a short contact with a person infected with scabies is not sufficient for you to get scabies as well. But if you live in the same house with a person who has

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