The itchy plague is spreading in Finland. THL’s chief physician tells you where you are most likely to get infected.
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
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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.
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