Scabies is the infection of the skin that is caused by mites. The mites enter into the body and start laying eggs. They proliferate by laying eggs, and also start spreading to various parts of the body.

One of the classic symptoms of scabies is the excessive itching that cannot be stopped. Also, the itching seems to be increasing during the nights when you are sleeping. The itching will cause a rash. However, the main reason for itching when you have scabies is because these mites are crawling under your skin and traveling to warmer places so that they can lay more eggs. The movement of the mites causes itching.

These mites are eight legged microscopic creatures and they can only crawl. They feed on human blood. When you start scratching, the skin becomes red. It looks like a small line with tiny bumps on it. It can also be a group of tiny red bumps. The bumps are caused because the mites are inside.

Scabies is very contagious disease it can spread from one person to another with skin to skin contact the scabies mite cannot live in the outside environment and will die within forty-eight hours. So, if you have a scabies infection, then most probably you could have gotten it from someone else who had it.

Scabies can be easily treated by using antibiotic creams and constant application of the cream on your body. However, you have to take additional care by washing all your clothes in hot water and antiseptic so that the mites die.

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