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DermatologicalMildContagious
Scabies
Dermatology · Dermatological
Mild
Severity
Common — affects an estimated 200 million people globally at any given time
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Dermatology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite
- 2transmitted primarily through prolonged direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person
- 3and occasionally through shared clothing
- 4towels
- 5or bedding. Crowded living conditions
- 6close physical contact settings
- 7and inadequate hygiene facilities increase the risk of spread and outbreaks.
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