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mahieblue
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:08 am  |
  To tell you the truth I have scabbie i am 5 moonths pregnant. i know it stinks. well heres my delema the apartment me and my husband are in is the cause and i know its from the carpets but everyone says that theres no way for it to get there is that true if so can you give me some sites to help me find out? thanks |
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:13 pm |
I don't know. What I'd do is call an exterminator or carpet cleaning company.
Your family doctor or vet should be able to tell you the truth about whether it can live there...I honestly don't know.
Do you have pets or are near any pets you could've picked it up from, that's the most common way I know of. |
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:15 pm |
Wow what a fun topic  just kidding. Ok well my cat just had lice, so I did my research & know a little bit about this stuff (was worried I would catch it!). From what I know, scabies is a body lice, just like head lice except they live on body hair. Most forms of lice can't live for very long without attaching to a host, so I guess it depends on how long people were moved out of your house before you moved in. I think they can only live 24 hours (?) without feeding off a host, so if the previous tenants moved out a while before hand, it is unlikely you caught it from the carpet. Also, lice is very host specific - you can't catch dog lice or cat lice, and your animals can't catch human lice. So, animals are very unlike suspects. However, I think it would be very hard to pinpoint where you got them from. People come in contact with so many people/things people have recently touched throughout the day, that I think it would be very hard to figure out. But now that you have it, you really need to clean house top to bottom very thoroughly (including the carpets), to make sure you don't reinfect yourself. |
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:22 pm |
Scabbies is actually a type of mite, not lice.
How is scabies spread?
Scabies mites are transferred by direct skin-to-skin contact. Indirect transfer from undergarments or bedclothes can occur only if these have been contaminated by infected people immediately beforehand. Scabies can also be transmitted during sexual contact.
http://www.bug-guy.com/scabies.htm |
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Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:17 am |
My best friend got a bad cases of Scabies when we were in the 10th grade – it was so bad on her scalp that her hair actually started falling out!  About the only thing I can recall from Lorretta’s ordeal was that you have to wash your clothing and bedlinen OFTEN, using scalding hot water and a ton of bleach to kill the little bastards. And never, ever put on clothing from the dirty clothes pile, because you’ll just keep reinfecting/infesting yourself. Since you’re pregnant, I trust you are seeing a physician for treatment? If I remember correctly from Lorretta, the doctor/s should prescribe some kind of ointment or salve to fight the direct outbreaks on your skin. Also, you should bathe/shower frequently using as water as hot as you can stand it (or as hot as your OB/GYN says is okay for you and baby) and an antibacterial soap like Dial.
Best of luck to you – I remember when way back when I was pregnant, how itchy and uncomfortable my skin was just as a normal course of pregnancy, so I can’t even begin to imagine how miserable you must be feeling.
Take care,
Carrie |
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:31 am |
i don't know how old this topic is but thought i'd throw in my two cents worth
Scabies..shudder..is a mite that burrows beneath your skin and lays eggs..the eggs hatch after a few weeks however u will get a rash before this from an allergic reaction to the bug.
go see the doctor they will give you a treatment to put all over your body..put it on over night and then change your sheets the next day and have a shower..you should repeat this one week later to make sure they're all gone. |
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early 20's, inflamed and red acne prone/sensitive/fair skin |
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