Crusted scabies is a severe form of scabies that can occur in some persons who are immunocompromised (have a weak immune system), elderly, disabled, or debilitated.

It is also called Norwegian scabies.

Persons with crusted scabies have thick crusts of skin that contain large numbers of scabies mites and eggs.

Norwegian or "Crusted" Scabies is essentially a normal scabies infestation that has not been treated for an extended period of time.

Due to the length of time the infestation is left untreated, the scabies are able to multiply by the thousands and take over large portions of a person's skin.

This is a very serious condition and it will take months of very active DAILY treatment to eliminate the scabies completely.​

Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease caused by an infestation by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei.

Direct skin-to-skin contact is the mode of transmission.

There are several types of skin conditions that can cause itching and rashes, and scabies is one of them.

Scabies is a dermatologic condition caused by the sarcoptes scabiei mite, an eight-legged microscopic bug.

Scabies spreads very easily from person to person. It can affect people of all ages and from all incomes, social levels and living situations.

If you have scabies, you and anyone you have close contact with must all be treated at the same time.

TO REPEAT...IF ONE PERSON IN A HOUSEHOLD HAS SCABIES, EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE NEEDS TO BE TREATING FOR SCABIES.​

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Dogs get mange.​

Mange is a skin disease caused by several species of tiny mites, common external parasites found in companion canines. They are very similar to human scabies. But they do not like people.

If your dog has mange, it can only infest other dogs. Not you. Not your family. Not even your cats.

You can only get scabies from another human.

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Usually, you get scabies by contacting another human being that is infested with scabies.

However, it is possible to get scabies from contacting furniture, clothing, public seating, etc. that has been touched by a person that has scabies.

This can happen because sometimes scabies mites are not inside their burrows under the persons skin. Sometimes they come to the surface of the skin.

When that happens, they can get on you by a casual handshake, or by touching items that a person with scabies has touched.

Most of the cases of scabies are due to sexual contact with a scabies-infested person.

However, as the scabies problem spreads, more people are getting them from non-sexual contact with family members or other people they know.​

Usually it takes prolonged or semi-prolonged skin to skin contact to catch scabies.

But not always.

Sometimes scabies mites are on the surface of the skin.

That means, you CAN get scabies from a handshake.

In which case, it only takes a second to become infested with scabies.

It is also possible to contract scabies from touching furniture or other objects that a scabies infested person has used.

Add this to the fact that scabies are very difficult to diagnose and eliminate and you will understand why many doctors, nurses and even emergency rooms will not see you if you have scabies.

The most common way people get scabies is through sexual contact. But that is not the only way. There is actually a severe problem with scabies worldwide - INCLUDING the United States. But due to the very embarrassing nature of the problem, people do not want to talk about it.

If you suspect you have scabies, you should begin treating your skin and your clothing, bedding, furniture and automobiles as soon as possible.

The longer you delay, the worse the infestation will get and the longer it will take to get rid of them.​