Transcription of SCABIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDELINES
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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.
After transfer from the skin of an infested person, or, rarely, from fomites to the skin of an uninfested person, the adult female mite travels on the skin surface at the rate of about 1 inch per minute seeking a burrow site. After finding a suitable location, she burrows int o superficial layers of the skin, forming a slightly elevated narrow
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