Scabies from a patient

[RasputinDO]

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Had a patient with scabies in the clinic the other day, only touched his hands a few times and washed my hands several times afterwards. How easy is it to pick up from casual contact like that??

 

[KidDr]

Had a patient with scabies in the clinic the other day, only touched his hands a few times and washed my hands several times afterwards. How easy is it to pick up from casual contact like that??

in my experience it's pretty hard to pick up scabies. I've worked overseas in some pretty bad conditions, holding/feeding/taking care of babies and children infected with scabies (sometimes for months at a time) for the past 10+ years, and I only got scabies once. and if you get it...oh well. it's treatable.

 

[Blade28]

Closing this thread as (1) you're asking for medical advice, and (2) you cross-posted in the Derm forum as well.