Scabies Rash
Pets become infested with a different kind of scabies mite. If your pet is infested with scabies rash, (also called mange) and they have close contact with you, the mite can get under your skin and cause itching and skin irritation. However, the mite dies in a couple of days and does not reproduce. The mites may cause you to itch for several days, but you do not need to be treated with special medication to kill the mites. Until your pet is successfully treated, mites can continue to burrow into your skin and cause you to have symptoms.
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Scabies rash is a mite causing itching and can be cured by treatment. It is not very likely that the Pets will die it should survive the treatment quite easily. Scabies rash could be infected or catches from the Pets especially dog, so close contact with the dog should be avoided. Scabies rash are lice that live on humans and mange is the canine equivalent. While Scabies Rash can be transferred to the dog, they don't live long enough on the dog to multiply, same with the transfer of mange to humans.
Dogs and cats are infected by different types of mites than those which infect humans. Scabies rash on dogs is called mange. When canine or feline mites land on human skin, they fail to thrive and produce only a mild itch that goes away on its own. This is unlike human scabies rash which gets worse and worse unless the condition is treated.
Scabies rash needs to be treated very aggressively (just like head lice) to prevent transfer to people, bedding, towels, bathroom rugs, clothing washed in hot water or dry cleaned.
Scabies Rash
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