You can get scabies from all these places too – 2024-02-24 12:48:36

Syphilis diagnoses are growing explosively in Finland.

The reason is most likely to come from a loved one.

Even one female tick is enough to get infected with scabies. However, a short touch is usually not enough. Scabies spreads through long-term contact.

Infections usually occur between family members and sexual partners. Scabies is spread by skin-to-skin contact, shared bedding or clothing.

– The risk of infection when, for example, shaking hands or hugging is very low, says THL’s chief physician Leif Feast.

– Scabies requires frequent, close contact between people.

The female scabies mite digs a passage under the skin where it lives and where it lays its eggs. AOP

Worried about a new garment? Put in the wash

In addition to the family circle, scabies can spread in, for example, a daycare center or a care facility.

According to Lakoma, there is no need to be afraid of scabies infection in, for example, public transport, the gym, a masseuse or a hotel.

– The scabies mite lives for a maximum of three days in textiles, on other surfaces it dies faster, says Lakoma.

– Flea market clothes should not contain live ticks either, but if you are concerned, you can wash the clothes at 60 degrees. The temperature is enough to destroy the ticks.