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Scabies is a common dermatological disease that can be spread by close contact with an infected person. Using medication as directed by your doctor and maintaining a lifestyle is the best and effective way to treat scabies.
1. What is scabies?
Scabies belongs to a group of common dermatological diseases in Vietnam, appearing mainly in narrow houses, densely populated areas, and unsanitary surroundings. Scabies can be spread by direct contact such as sleeping together, sharing clothes, having sex,...
Scabies has no adverse effects on health. However, the disease can cause negative effects on daily living. If not treated completely, scabies can recur many times and develop more serious complications such as infection, acute glomerulonephritis.
2. How to catch scabies children?
To be able to treat scabies, the first important thing is that we have to completely remove scabies eggs. The reason is due to the speed of reproduction, development is quite fast and easy to spread. There are a few effective ways to catch scabies females such as:
2.1. Use Permethrin 5% spray or cream The most common way to catch scabies is to use Permethrin 5% spray or cream. In addition, there are other types such as DEP solution (diethylphthalate), 5-10% sulfur cream, or systemic route with ivermectin oral tablet.
Topical medicine for scabies contains Permethrin at a concentration of 5%. This drug is quite safe when used for topical treatment of the skin. However, the drug needs to be used correctly to achieve a good therapeutic effect and avoid unwanted effects that may arise.
Permethrin is a topical cream that is relatively simple to use. However, to ensure safe and correct use of the drug, the drug should be applied according to the following instructions:
Clean and dry hands and skin to be treated before applying the medicine. Take an appropriate amount of the medicine on the tip of your finger. Apply a thin layer of medication to the area to be treated. Do not abuse or apply the medicine with a large amount of medicine and large contact areas. Wash your hands with antibacterial soap after applying the medicine. 2.2. Using DEP Drugs DEP (Diethylphthalate): DEP is a common drug used to catch scabies or skin lesions caused by insect bites for decades to now. How to use the drug, after cleaning hands and damaged skin, dry and take a sufficient amount of medicine, apply evenly, gently on the skin to be treated, adults 1-2 times per day.
2.3. Use of sulfur Sulfur: Drugs should be used strictly according to the instructions of a specialist and not overused.
When catching scabies with sulfur, avoid getting the medicine into the eyes. If you accidentally let the medicine get into your eyes, rinse it off gently with plenty of clean water. If you still have unusual symptoms in your eyes, you should see an ophthalmologist.
Sulfur ointment, before using the drug should wash the whole body with soap first. Then, apply sulfur ointment to this skin area. Before going to bed, you need to apply the medicine all over your body again. After 24 hours of applying the medicine, it is necessary to wash thoroughly again to clean the amount of medicine that has been applied before before applying the new medicine.
2.4. Ivermectin drug use Ivermectin drug is a drug to treat parasitic infections, such as fascioliasis, intestinal strongyloidiasis. For scabies, this drug is indicated when previous topical treatments have not been effective or in those who have contraindications to topical treatment. Ivermectin should only be used to catch scabies when the clinical diagnosis has been confirmed or the presence of parasites has been confirmed. The drug is only used after the doctor has prescribed and considered the use of the drug. Ivermectin may cause some unwanted effects. Side effects may be increased in people who are co-infected with multiple parasites. Some side effects that can be encountered and are easily recognized are: Sudden fever, rash, itching, difficulty breathing... Some other adverse effects such as: increased liver enzymes, causing loss of appetite, pain i.e. epigastric region, digestive disorders such as constipation or diarrhea...
3. Some measures to prevent recurrence of scabies
Some measures to prevent the disease, prevent the spread of scabies such as:
Washing hands thoroughly before eating is a very effective way to prevent the disease. You should wash your hands with soap to help kill disease-causing bacteria. Avoid direct contact with contaminated water because it contains many bacteria that are harmful to health. In hot weather, the body produces a lot of sweat combined with dirt from the environment, which will cause the skin to become inflamed, causing scabies, so you need to bathe regularly to prevent the risk of disease. Clean the house, should wash blankets, curtains, mats, pillows regularly. Should eat cooked, drink boiling, limit eating foods that have not been cooked will cause many harmful effects to health. Add more vitamins A, B, C to strengthen the body's resistance. Absolutely do not share personal items with others such as towels, clothes. This is because scabies is capable of being transmitted from person to person through these personal items. Do not use cosmetics and chemicals that are harmful to the skin. From there, harmful bacteria from the environment can enter. Scabies is a dermatological disease that is not too dangerous, but it is not easy to treat because not only using drugs but also needing compliance in daily lifestyle and easy to recur if scabies eggs or scabies still exist in the house. .
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