how to cure scabies?

Answer 1

All members of the same house should be treated at the same time.

If you are pregnant, or there is a chance you could be pregnant, this should be discussed with your doctor before you use any cream or tablet to treat scabies. Similarly discuss treatment of babies, young infants and the old and frail with your doctor, as special precautions may be required.

Permethrin is the treatment of choice in Australia because of its effectiveness and decreased toxicity. Other treatments such as ivermectin may be considered in severe and complicated cases.

Scabies treatment involves:

Before going to bed apply 5% permethrin (Quellada or Lyclear) to the whole body from the neck down (infants and adults over the age of 55 years should also treat the head and neck). It takes around 30mL’s to cover the average adult. Permethrin is available over the counter at chemists. Make sure the cream is applied to all body parts paying particular attention to the elbows, breasts, groin/genitals, hands and feet (including under the nails). If one burrow is spared then the infestation will persist.
The cream should be left on for at least 8 hours before washing. If you wash your hands during this eight-hour period, reapply cream to the hands.
All bed linen and clothes should then be changed and washed (wash with hot water this kills the mite and its eggs). Dry cleaning, ironing, or hot clothes drying are also effective.
Any clothing or bedding that can’t be washed should be put aside for 7 days before using (e.g. placed in a plastic bag). The mite and eggs will die during this time.
The treatment of all household members (steps 1-4) is often repeated at 7-10 days to maximise chance of eradication of the infestation. This should be discussed with your doctor.
Persistent antigen / memory - The allergic reaction to the mite and its products usually takes several weeks to totally settle even when all the mites have been killed. Nodules (lumps) due to scabies occasionally take up to several months to totally resolve, and can be injected by your dermatologist to speed their disappearance.
You have developed an irritant dermatitis - The treatment for scabies can also irritate the skin. The use of moisturizer (eg. sorbolene and glycerine and emulsifiable oil baths (eg. Alpha keri, QV or Dermaveen bath oil) can help settle this type of itch

Answer 2

Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the microscopic mite Sarcoptes scabei. Infestation is common, found worldwide, and affects people of all races and social classes. Scabies spreads rapidly under crowded conditions where there is frequent skin-to-skin contact between people...Pimple-like irritations, burrows or rash of the skin, especially the webbing between the fingers; the skin folds on the wrist, elbow, or knee; the penis, the breast, or shoulder blades. Intense itching, especially at night and over most of the body. Sores on the body caused by scratching. These sores can sometimes become infected with bacteria. Several lotions are available to treat scabies. Always follow the directions provided by your physician or the directions on the package insert. Apply lotion to a clean body from the neck down to the toes and left overnight (8 hours). After 8 hours, take a bath or shower to wash off the lotion. Put on clean clothes. All clothes, bedding, and towels used by the infested person 2 days before treatment should be washed in hot water; dry in a hot dryer. A second treatment of the body with the same lotion may be necessary 7-10 days later. Pregnant women and children are often treated with milder scabies medications. Anyone who is diagnosed with scabies, as well as his or her sexual partners and persons who have close, prolonged contact to the infested person should also be treated. If your health care provider has instructed family members to be treated, everyone should receive treatment at the same time to prevent reinfestation

Answer 3

you need to go to the doctor and get a cream to put all over your body and wash it off the next morning-----i would also suggest either getting new bed linen or washing what you have in very hot water with bleach and also wash your mattress.

Answer 4

there are medications you use in the shower, you wash with it, let it set for about 10 minutes then rinse, use twice daily. ask the pharmacist at local drug store