Scabies

Many people ask, "what is scabies?" The answer to that question is simple. Scabies is a fairly common skin infection that ends up as itchy bumps and blisters on the skin. The rash or blisters involved with scabies persist until something is done about the mites and the eggs. Scabies, or the symptoms of scabies, is caused by little mites that burrow under the upper layer of skin and lay their eggs. You can find scabies on humans of course, but you can also find scabies on dogs since mites are tiny bugs that can transfer from one person to another, or in this case to an animal. Scabies are highly contagious so if you think you may have them see a doctor immediately. Scabies causes small itchy bumps or blisters that are some times pus filled. When scratched or irritated, these bumps can turn into skin that is scaly, scabbed and crisscrossed with scratch marks. Try to avoid scratching at the bumps as they can also leave scars well after the scabies are gone. The symptoms of scabies are easy to pick up on and make for a quick diagnosis when seen by a doctor.

When it comes to the scabies rash and scabies symptoms, or the burrows from the scabies, treatment is easy and painless. There are many different companies that produce many different scabies cures that you can generally pick them up at your local pharmacy once you’ve seen a doctor. Treating scabies is a lot like treating lice. There is a lotion you put on your skin and leave on for a certain period of time to kill all the scabies and their eggs. You must also wash all your bedding and linens and such just like you would for lice. It may sound like an inconvenience, but it’s really not all that difficult and the lotions available work very well.

If you think you may have scabies but don’t know what they look like or have never seen any pictures of scabies, you can go online and find plenty of scabies pictures to compare your symptoms to, and see if you do have them. If you just do a search with a couple simple keywords like scabies photos you will have all the pictures of scabies rash and symptoms you will need to view for comparison. You can always just go to your doctor and he will no doubt be able to easily diagnose scabies if you do indeed have them.