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What every Parent needs to know about Scabies
By JD
Discovering your child has scabies may be distressing for you as a parent, but it's a common disease that affects all children regardless of their race and social background. Information about the disease, its symptoms and how best to treat it, are detailed below.
What is Scabies?
Scabies is a highly contagious skin disease caused by "microscopic mites" that burrow under the surface of the skin and lay eggs. Once the eggs are hatched, the cycle repeats itself. Scabies produces pimple-like eruptions on the skin - the scabies rash - that are extremely itchy.
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