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ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM SCABIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL guidelines September 2018 FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SCABIES PREVENTION and CONTROL Guideline for Healthcare Settings i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .. 1 Information .. 1A. Biology of the SCABIES 1 B. Clinical Presentation .. 2 SCABIES .. SCABIES .. 3C. Epidemiology of SCABIES .. 3 .. Period .. of Communicability .. 4D. Diagnosis .. 4 PREVENTION and CONTROL Program .. Outbreak Management .. 5A. Overview .. 5 B. Summary of Action Steps .. 6 C. Management of Symptomatic Cases .. 8 Healthcare Workers .. Patients/Residents .. 9D. Management of Contacts .. 9 Worker (HCW) Contacts .. Contacts .. 11E. Extending Recommendations for Prophylaxis .. 12 F. Notification of Staff, Visitors and Household Members .. 12 V. Patient/Resident Transfer to Another Healthcare Facility .. 12 13 Appendices .. 14 A. The Spread of SCABIES .. 15 B. SCABIES Outbreak Management Checklist.
Scabies Prevention and Control Guidelines 3 Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities Los Angeles County – August 2015 I. INTRODUCTION Scabies is an ectoparasitic infestation of the skin caused by the human itch mite,
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