Name: Natividad, MJ

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Scabies

INCUBATION PERIOD Usually between 2 to 6 weeks; can be as little as 1 to 4 days in people that have been sensitized by prior exposure

CAUSATIVE AGENT Sarcoptes scabiei

MODE OF TRANSMISSION skin-to-skin contact with persons carrying the scabies mite Less often, scabies can be transmitted by sharing of clothes and bedding

PORTAL OF ENTRY AND EXIT

ENTRY: Skin

TREATMENTS
(limited entirely to the skin) Examine the whole family before undertaking treatment Benzyl benzoate emulsion (Burroughs, Welcome) cleaner to use and has more rapid effect Kwell ointment

EXIT: Skin