Looks like scabies: signs, symptoms and treatment
The causative agent of scabies in children and adults, one of the infectious diseases of the skin, is a parasite, more commonly known as the itch mite, as in the photo.
Infection with scabies is through contact with contaminated things or human skin. This files most often among children scabies spreads most quickly. It was mentioned that scabies can be transmitted through sexual contact in adults.
Consider the parasite that carries the disease only under a microscope, as in the photo, so small these insects on the human skin.
After contact with skin of children or adults, the female mite is fertilized and begins to gnaw itch course, which lays its numerous offspring.
Most often ticks are placed on:
- the feet
- male genital organs,
- the elbow bends.
The choice of the parasite due to the fact that here the man has a lot of sweat glands and sweat is one of the conditions for breeding of ticks. Therefore, when the early symptoms of infected ticks, it is possible to pay attention to these areas on the body as pictured.
The larvae after 15 days turn into ticks and the cycle of reproduction again. The dressing of the infection in the body occurs at the time of combing sore spot. Often the parasites can be localized on the hands, especially on fingers.
Itching that accompanies scabies in children and adults caused by the fact that in itch the channels are the waste products of the parasites and, being foreign bodies, they cause an allergic reaction in the body. The initial stage of development of a problem is accompanied by redness and itching, as we have indicated above.
In addition, the highest activity is ticks in the evening, so the itching becomes in these moments the most pronounced. In this case, we can talk.
What are the main symptoms will manifest in the night and the patient sometimes can not sleep, insomnia can lead to stress and depression, irritability.
How is the infection
Any object that has been touched by an infected person can be a carrier of ticks. There is the sexual form of the disease, which is transmitted by direct sexual contact, as in the photo.
Lightning-fast spread of mites causes scabies can easily get sick in a fairly short time, all the family members. Therefore the first symptoms of scabies in children, for example, must immediately be marked, otherwise the whole family will quickly become a carrier of the parasites on the body.
The incubation period of scabies during which appear the first signs of the disease can last for hours, days or weeks.
Signs and symptoms of scabies
The main scabies
In children a skin disease always occurs inmore aggressive and dangerous form. Contamination can be affected and the hairy part of the body. Unfortunately, in children scabies is complicated by concomitant infections that bring about changes in treatment and complicate symptoms and signs.
In the treatment of infants to the child is required to block access to the affected areas of the skin zapaleniu it or wearing gloves. This is necessary in order for the baby not brought the medicine in his mouth and eyes.
In the case of getting the drug on mucous membranes — the baby will cry as a cure for scabies burns. But if this happens, immediately wash the affected area with large amounts of water.
In addition, it is difficult to explain to children that the symptoms should be ignored, in other words, it's hard to tell a kid not to comb the place itching. At scratching also increases the likelihood attached infection, which only complicate the situation of the patient.
Given that scabies children clinging more aggressive, in case of illness of any family member, you need to be treated all, even if the signs of scabies more none were found.
The baby should have his or her own plate, spoon, Cup, hygiene and so on. The mother must be careful and be changed daily, bed for children, and carefully to wash them in hot water and ironed to kill scabies.
It must be remembered that scabies had been ill and recovered — the body does not get immune. It is very important to disinfect all the rooms, and also personal things that went ill with scabies.
Do not neglect the doctor's advice regarding care for children, otherwise there is a possibility of re-infected by mites. There are many examples of people not serious attitude to the recommendations of the doctor and suffered from scabies for years or even decades.
Varieties of mange
Also, you need to understand not just what it looks like scabies, but to know what she has variety.
- Typical scabies is the most common type of infection. It was her choice a set of core symptoms: itching, the itch moves, allergies;
- Scabies without moves. This kind of disease typical of people who came into contact with an infected person, and learn his ticks, but only larvae;
- Neat. The name characterizes the patient, as a follower of hygiene, and this in turn inhibits the spread of infection through the body;
- Norwegian. Most often, the infection affects people with weakened immune systems. This is an extremely heavy degree of infection which is difficult treatable;
- Pseudocode. The infection is transmitted from man and animal. The parasite in this case causes only itching, it's fairly fastdie. If you limit contact with infected animals;
- Complicated scabies. Determined not to end treatment of a typical infection and the accession of a new infectious disease.
Diagnosis of scabies
For a precise definition of scabies sometimes the only symptom is not enough. To be a hundred percent confident in the presence of infection, the necessary scraping, which can detect the mites.
Treatment of scabies and prevention
The main thing in the treatment is always the observance of strict sanitary measures. Below are the basics of home treatment:
- The course of treatment be sure that everyone who was discovered in the hearth of infection;
- Prophylactic treatment necessary for all who have had contact with the patient;
- Change bed and underwear happens only before and after treatment;
- Linen of the patient should be boiled and ironed, mites die when exposed to high temperature;
- Remedy for scabies is treated whole body, except the head;
The treatment process should be conducted in the evening time when the parasites are particularly active, and you can see what it looks like scabies.
It is also worth to remember that the scabies mite is active in the evenings. This is the most effective treatment of scabies will be in the evening hours.
Special attention, detection of scabies should be paid to disinfecting things of an infected person. And first of all to boil, then iron. Toys and household items packaged in sealed packages for a week during this time period, the mites are dying on them.
For disinfection of objects, spaces and things of a patient with scabies can use a spray A-PAR (200ml.). A thin layer of spray to cover everything that touched the patient, who suffered scabies. About marks on things, don't worry, the spray is colorless and evaporates quickly. After this procedure, items can be worn after a few hours. Before use, open Windows and doors, so as not to burn the mucous.