What Is Scabies?
6. Infections
It can be incredibly difficult even for adults with scabies to resist scratching at their skin. While this might help to soothe the symptom temporarily, it can result even more problems. One of these is that the skin can be broken by fingernails as they are dragged over the skin time and time again.
Nails tend to be places that harbor a lot of bacteria, while there can also be bacteria on the patient’s skin. If the skin is broken, then it will create a place for the bacteria to enter, and this can result in an infection. If an infection does occur, the patient should arrange to see their doctor to have it treated.
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