Prevention
Avoiding close skin-to-skin contact with someone who has scabies, as well as with their personal items, will help you avoid getting scabies. People who have scabies are encouraged to use care to avoid spreading the mites to others.
Author:
Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Last Updated: 04/04/2007
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