Scabies is caused by contact with a substance. Ticks also cause scabies. A person does not have immunity before scabies, so he can become infected again and again.
In season, the risk of contracting an infection increases. Typically, in the summer or winter, the human immune system is in a weakened state, and many species of ticks appear. Parasitic microorganisms in contact with human skin cause scabies.
Causes
The most common cause of scabies infection is contact with an infected person. Even through an ordinary handshake, a person can easily become infected with an ailment. You can also catch the disease after contact with the personal belongings of an infected person. Causes of scabies:
- contact with an infected person (joint sleep, sex);
- contact with the person on which the mites are located;
- contact with personal belongings of an infected person (clothing, electronics, money);
- contact with animals that may have ticks;
- tick bite.
Scabies can manifest itself in two days, or maybe in a week.
Symptoms
From the moment of scabies to the first symptoms, it takes from one day to a week. The duration of the disease varies - from one hour to two weeks.
The duration of the symptoms depends on the time of year and the number of parasites caught in the person. The main symptom indicating scabies is itchy skin. The intensity of itching of the skin increases in the evening and at night. This is due to the increased activity of microorganisms that are pathogens. The symptoms of scabies include drying of the skin.
Some people immediately show different symptoms. The rash occurs immediately or over time in certain places of the human skin. Symptoms of the disease include nodules that appear between the fingers. They can appear on the fingers of human hands or palms. Also a symptom of scabies is the appearance of itching in places such as:
- genital area;
- area of wrists and joints;
- the area of the feet and ankles;
- buttock area;
- thigh area.
Two weeks later, a bloody crust and purulent rash occurs. Most often, the rash appears symmetrically on the skin of a person. Additional symptoms of scabies in children (as in adults):
- the appearance of weakness throughout the body;
- exfoliate nails;
- a rash appears.
The elimination of symptoms and treatment of scabies at home in a person is carried out only after consulting a specialist.
Tablets
Tablets for the treatment of scabies at home are prescribed in cases where local therapy is prohibited for specific reasons (in the presence of an allergic reaction to ointments or other contraindications). The most popular medications for the disease in tablet form will be listed below.
Ivermectin
In free access, such a cure for scabies is not observed, but there is a possibility of its ordering on the Internet and in special shopping centers. The drug is recommended not only for use by people, but also for the treatment of scabies in cats at home. This drug is quite effective, because it has little toxicity and excellent quality, proven over many years. From contraindications, it is necessary to highlight the fact of an allergy to the elements entering the structure, the period of pregnancy, asthma, weakened immunity. Side effects include fainting and dizziness, a general painful condition, and a decrease in concentration. Recommendations regarding administration: one to two doses of a pharmaceutical agent with an interval between doses of 1 week.
Butadion
This medicine for scabies is able to activate the adverse effects that are manifested in non-compliance with the functioning of internal organs, the appearance of an itchy syndrome and swelling of the dermatological integument, angioneurotic syndrome. The course of therapy is to significantly improve your well-being. You can take 3-4 tablets per day.
"Tiabendazole"
If you observe the right dose of medication, its main components will not have a toxic effect on the body. Side effects in case of exceeding the daily dose shown in the instructions are: vomiting and nausea, pain in the stomach, general painful condition, disturbance of the visual system, signs of hypotension, skin rash. Contraindications include personal intolerance to the components of the substance, periods of pregnancy and lactation, children weighing less than 15 kilograms.
Fenkarol
The drug has little toxicity, helps to eliminate the itching syndrome in a short time. The use of this pharmaceutical product is prohibited during pregnancy and lactation, with the concomitant development of liver and kidney pathologies. In addition, it is prohibited to use, in the presence of individual intolerance, the components of the drug, for children under the age of 5 years, with weak immunity. If you do not follow the dose prescribed by the doctor, for example, exceeding it, you can provoke side effects such as headache, general malaise, non-compliance with the visual system and gastrointestinal tract, and fainting. In this case, if the tablets for scabies did not help eliminate the itching syndrome and other signs of the disease, you should again go to the doctor and undergo auxiliary therapy.
Ointments
Each of the above funds performs a similar function - the destruction of the itch mite and its offspring. Extremely good results show ointments. But you should not expect extremely high efficiency from each drug, since everything is individual.
Therefore, so that the patient does not make a mistake with the choice, a number of the ointments most useful for quick treatment of scabies at home are presented below.
"Benzyl benzoate"
"Benzyl benzoate" - a drug for the treatment of scabies at home, is available in several forms:
- Ointment twenty percent.
- The ointment is ten percent. A less concentrated option is preferable for children because of their age. The price of ointment varies from 30 to 150 rubles.
- Twenty percent lotion. It is also quite effective.
- Emulsion. This form is somewhat less effective, but devoid of burning and pungent odor inherent in the ointment. The cost of the emulsion reaches two hundred rubles. The drug must be rubbed into the skin, after which you can not take a shower for three days.
Sulfuric ointment
Extremely effective tool available to almost everyone. The cost of the drug barely reaches fifty rubles. But a significant drawback of sulfuric ointment is the pungent smell, which is extremely strong in the nostrils. Moreover, it is worth considering that the "aroma" will have to endure for almost a whole week, which will be a rather difficult "test", which, in truth, not everyone can pass. Therefore, if the patient has asthma or a similar disease, you should opt for other drugs with less beating odor. For use, it is necessary to apply throughout the body and do not rinse off the drug for five days. After five days, take a shower.
Zinc ointment
Also often with scabies acquire zinc ointment. It does not stink, but it also has a weaker effect. However, it is prescribed for people with extremely sensitive skin or if the patient has a severe allergy to more effective and harsh remedies. It can be purchased for fifty rubles.
Sprays
We discussed the symptoms of the disease and its symptoms. We will discuss further the treatment of scabies at home. The most popular methods are provided in the following list:
- The use of ointments.
- The use of solutions.
- A variety of creams.
- Sprays and aerosols.
Of course, each of the above methods is characterized by its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, ointments show excellent results in the treatment of scabies, but they also have an extremely pungent smell, which can be difficult to tolerate.
In addition, you should take into account the individual characteristics of the body - for example, some patients suffer from allergies, which makes the use of ointments impossible. But similar properties are deprived of sprays and aerosols. The most famous and effective tools included in this group are listed below:
- "Spregal". It has many positive reviews, non-toxic. Allowed use during pregnancy. It should be used within five days. Unlike the above methods, it has no smell. The cost of the product is one thousand rubles.
- "Plus". This drug is prescribed to people suffering from head lice, however, it is also prescribed at the initial stage of the development of the disease. Side effects are expressed in the form of nausea and headaches, but are rarely observed. Aerosol must be applied to the affected area. It is recommended to process and "clean" zones. The price of the product reaches 350 rubles.
- Permethrin. No less good performance is demonstrated by this drug. For use, apply from a distance of fifty centimeters on the skin. Avoid contact with eyes. If this happened, they must be washed with warm clean water. This drug can be purchased for one hundred rubles.
- A-Par. The next aerosol, rather, is aimed not at a complete cure for the disease, but at its prevention and disinfection of things, but can also be used for application to the skin. Thus, you need to slightly tilt the spray and from a short distance (preferably about thirty centimeters), sprinkle. Then wait twelve hours, and after the expiration of the term take a cool shower using soap, shampoo and more. This recommendation is due to the fact that warm (not hot!) Water will prevent itching and irritation.
Folk remedies
Very often people suffering from scabies begin treatment of scabies at home with folk remedies. What recipes for a green medicine cabinet can I use to get the desired result? Prepare your own ointment from celandine. To do this, mix thoroughly:
- petroleum jelly;
- Celandine juice growing in ecologically clean areas.
Apply the resulting mixture to damaged areas of the skin daily. Otherwise, the result of treatment will not come out at all the way you dream about. You can also use other handy tools for treatment that are always at hand. Each beginner or experienced hostess in the apartment constantly has:
- lard
- matches with sulfuric head;
- lactic acid ingredients;
- laurel;
- buckthorn bark;
- laundry soap;
- Birch tar;
- lavender cosmetic oil;
- garlic.
All these inexpensive natural ingredients are always at home. It is not surprising, but all these tools are actively used in the fight against the disease. How else can cure scabies? You can use apple cider vinegar, well known to all people for a long time, to treat this rather serious, dangerous disease. It is not necessary to use water after applying it to the skin.
A few words in conclusion
Scabies is one of the diseases, manifested mainly by severe itching, felt by patients on the skin surfaces of the body in the evening, people have known for quite some time. A parasitic disease was much earlier called scabiosis.
The scabies mite was discovered by foreign medical professionals around the beginning of the seventeenth century. What happens during an illness? The female tick creeps to the surface, laying a certain type of passageways for mating with the male, usually late in the evening or at night. New offspring appear on the skin of a person in a few weeks.
Scabies can spread throughout the human body without any characteristic signs of the disease. The reaction to the waste products of the scabies mite is a rash that manifests itself in the form of all kinds of subcutaneous reactions.
To completely destroy the scabies mite, put into practice various gels, ointments and other medical, time-tested popular drugs. Recovery, if patients fully comply with all the doctor’s prescriptions, will come quickly. Difficulties in the administration of pharmaceuticals by patients will not appear.