Scabies

                                      Scabies is one of the major contagious disease. Scabies generally seen at any part of body except head & neck. Severe itching & a pimple like rash. Occasionally, tiny burrow may be seen in the skin. This disease organism made a hole in the skin due to this skin generally itching. In 2015, 2.8% people were suffered from this disease.

Causative Agent:-

Sarcoptes  Scabei : Itch Mite is a causative agent of scabies.

Mode of Transmission:-

v Close contact: sleeping with patient, using patient’s towel or clothes, etc.

v Sex contact: It also a major role to spread scabies.

Sign and Symptoms:-

                      Primary Infection:          

v Firstly watery rashes appears ,

v Rashes were itching,

v Skin burrow,

v Fever,

v Enlargement / Swelling of gland,

                      Secondary infection: If not treated in time then other

                      infection may badly harm.

Prevention and Control:-

v   Early diagnosis & treatment,

v Isolate the patient,

v Don’t itch the rashes with nail,

v Cut your nail,

v We should  wear our separate clothes & separate bed,

v Wash & disinfect the clothes of patient,

v Provide vitamin B nutrients rich food to patient,

v Provide vitamin B complex capsule,

v We should more care on our personal hygiene & personal cleanliness,