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    Scabies is caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. The female mite lives for around 30 days in the skin, laying 10-25 eggs which hatch within 3-4 days, with the larvae maturing into adults within 14-17 days. Scabies spreads through skin-to-skin contact and sharing items like clothing or bedding, and risks are higher in institutions, crowded areas, or with poor hygiene.

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    Scabies is caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. The female mite lives for around 30 days in the skin, laying 10-25 eggs which hatch within 3-4 days, with the larvae maturing into adults within 14-17 days. Scabies spreads through skin-to-skin contact and sharing items like clothing or bedding, and risks are higher in institutions, crowded areas, or with poor hygiene.

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    Scabies is caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. The female mite lives for around 30 days in the skin, laying 10-25 eggs which hatch within 3-4 days, with the larvae maturing into adults within 14-17 days. Scabies spreads through skin-to-skin contact and sharing items like clothing or bedding, and risks are higher in institutions, crowded areas, or with poor hygiene.

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    Scabies Patho

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    Scabies is caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite burrowing into the skin and laying eggs. The female mite lives for around 30 days in the skin, laying 10-25 eggs which hatch within 3-4 days, with the larvae maturing into adults within 14-17 days. Scabies spreads through skin-to-skin contact and sharing items like clothing or bedding, and risks are higher in institutions, crowded areas, or with poor hygiene.

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    Pathophysiology: Scabies

    Risk Factors:
    Institutions, Overcrowding, Poverty, Poor hygiene, Sexual contact, Skin contact, Clothing,
    Bedding, Towels, Furniture

    Mite infestation: Sarcoptes scabiei

    Female mite burrows into skin to lay eggs Papules Vesicles or Pustules
    (Life cycle of female mite is 30 days) may form

    Female mite lays 10 to 25 eggs

    Dies after laying eggs


    (Mites can live up to 3 days without a human host)

    Eggs hatch within 3-4 days

    Scabies larvae mature into adults in 14-17 days

    Severe itch at incubation


    (Immune reaction to feces) Scabies

    Transmission with any skin contact:


    • Prolonged skin contact
    • Hospitals and nursing homes
    • Day cares
    • Household contact
    • Sexual contact
    • Shared clothing or bedding

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