Prevention of scabies
Preventive measures should be carried outin all institutions where people are present in large numbers. These are sanatoriums, professional educational institutions. In children, scabies prevention is carried out in kindergartens and schools, summer camps. If the fact of the disease is detected, the patient should be isolated until complete recovery.
Scabies prevention should be carried out in all children's institutions Photo: Getty To avoid infection with parasites, you need to follow the rules of personal hygiene:
- monitor the cleanliness of your body, regularly take a shower or bath;
- use personal hygiene items;
- keep nails clean;
- do wet cleaning at home more often;
- wash hands after visiting the street and public places;
- monitor personal hygiene in the sauna, pool, bath, gym.
If someone in the family gets scabies,to get rid of the parasite, you should avoid contact with it. It is necessary to use separate bed linen and personal hygiene products for the patient. The scabies mite manifests itself as severe itching of the skin, especially at night. It leaves small scratches, at the end of which you can see a small blister. If such symptoms appear, you should consult a doctor.
How to avoid infection with head lice
Scabies is caused by microscopic mites, lice are the cause of pediculosis. The course of the disease, symptoms and treatment of these diseases are different. Therefore, the measures for preventing scabies and pediculosis are different:
- Most often, children are exposed to lice infestation.groups - kindergartens and schools. To detect the disease in a timely manner, check the child's scalp once a week. Pay special attention to the area on the temples, behind the ears and on the back of the head.
- Provide your child with regular hair care. Boys should have short haircuts, girls should have their hair braided or done in other neat hairstyles.
- Treat your head during the outbreak of infections.a child with special protective equipment that can be bought at a pharmacy. If you find lice or nits on the child’s head, you should report this to the educational institution where he or she is engaged. This will help prevent the spread of the disease.
No one is immune from infection, do not panic if pediculosis is detected. Modern drugs are safe for children and can get rid of parasites in 1-2 applications.
