you’ve cured yourself<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nSo where are Scabies mites most often found?<\/p>\n
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13 places you?re most likely to contract scabies<\/h1>\n
Mites will sit without a host for days waiting for a new one. They can idle for weeks as long as they were left on a surface that is hospitable for them.<\/span><\/p>\nYou have the highest likelihood of picking up the mites in highly populated places and places that aren’t cleaned frequently.<\/span><\/p>\nCrowded spaces could be pretty broad, so let’s look at specific establishments.<\/span><\/p>\n#1) The gym<\/span><\/h2>\nI’m pretty sure this is where I picked them up.. damn local YMCA.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the gym, you encounter plenty of shared surfaces: <\/span><\/p>\n\n- weights<\/span><\/li>\n
- workout machines<\/span><\/li>\n
- mats<\/span><\/li>\n
- showers<\/span><\/li>\n
- saunas<\/span><\/li>\n
- locker rooms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Plenty of risk areas for mites.<\/span><\/p>\nAlso, many people use the provided towels, which are not always cleaned thoroughly under hot enough temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\nTips:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Avoid going to the gym if you pick up or ever hear of anyone else picking up the mites. You don’t want to spread them and you don’t want them to spread to you.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Bring your own towels. bring enough towels so that you can dry off and use them to sit on if you choose to use the sauna or sit down on a bench.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
#2) School<\/span><\/h2>\nAgain, lots of people and lots of shared surfaces. Also, kids aren’t known for being very clean.?<\/span><\/p>\nTips:?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- If you have children or are a student yourself be very aware of any health updates your school is putting out. When cases of scabies break out the administrations in most schools will take some preventative measures and warn their students.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Be pretty clean yourself. Carry around sanitizer and use your own towels if you are in the gym often. There’s not much else you can do other than this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
#3) Your workplace<\/span><\/h2>\nIf your work environment has a lot of people then it is a likely target for the spread of mites. <\/span><\/p>\nBe mindful of a potential spreading of the mites across your office and request that your coworkers get treated if the mites show up.<\/span><\/p>\n#4) Communal housing<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen people live together pretty much everything is shared virus wise.?<\/span><\/p>\nWhen you share the same couches, same bathrooms, same kitchen and same everything else pretty much all of your colds and anything else transmittable will spread.<\/span><\/p>\nTips:<\/strong>?<\/span>At the very first sign of infestation get everyone treated in your living space. <\/span><\/p>\nIf you hesitate to treat everyone then there is a high chance that your time with the mites will be prolonged.?<\/span><\/p>\n#5) Hotels, Motels, and hostels<\/span><\/h2>\nI read a lot of stories from families who picked up scabies while traveling. It seems to be very common, especially in hostels.?<\/span><\/p>\nTip:?<\/span><\/strong>Read reviews of the places you stay at. Often times a Yelp review can save you from staying in a place notorious for having scabies. If a facility isn’t kept clean then it is unlikely to be approved unless it changes management.<\/span><\/p>\n#6) Nurseries and daycare<\/span><\/h2>\nAgain, bugs get spread very easily among children. With all of the hands-on play and sharing of clothes, a whole group can become infected before symptoms are even seen.<\/span><\/p>\n#7) Traveling hubs<\/span><\/h2>\nTravel hubs like airports and train stations bring a lot of people together. They all pile into small forms of transportation. Also buses, rental cars, etc. These are another easy place to spread mites.<\/span><\/p>\nBunk beds anyone?<\/p>\n
#8) Picking up hitchhikers<\/span><\/h2>\nI’m not profiling here. I actually really like hitchhiking. BUT, for those living an on the road lifestyle, it is often hard to get treatment so they tend to have the bugs longer. <\/span><\/p>\nMoving around like this they also have a higher likelihood of picking up mites in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n#9) Hospitals<\/span><\/h2>\nAlthough they appear to be incredibly sterile environments, hospitals stays are actually a very common way to contract scabies. <\/span>With overworked staff often unable to handle upkeep for each patient to have a clean visit.<\/span><\/p>\nFor such conventionally clean establishments, hospitals can host their fair share of bugs.<\/p>\n
#10) Retirement homes<\/span><\/h2>\nPeople enter retirement homes right around the time their?ability for self-care declines. For this reason, mites can easily spread amongst the elderly in a communal living arrangement. Poor folks.<\/span><\/p>\n#11) thrift stores<\/span><\/h2>\nSifting through a thrift store clothing rack is quite obviously going to expose you to a lot of potential pathogens and bugs.?<\/span><\/p>\nI know I view thrift stores in a much different light after having scabies! Who knows what’s lurking on those racks.<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/strong>?<\/span>If you’re buying clothes from a thrift store consider bringing them home and washing them BEFORE you try them on. I know it’s an inconvenience, but so is scabies.<\/span><\/p>\n#12) Locker Rooms<\/span><\/h2>\nYou remember that time the whole high school wrestling team got jock itch? Well, it could have just as easily been scabies.?<\/span><\/p>\n#13) Homeless Shelters<\/span><\/h2>\nHomeless people are far less likely than others to find the resources to cure themselves of scabies. So sadly, it spreads amongst them quickly.?Lots of volunteers at these shelters have picked up scabies on the job. Bad cases of crusted scabies can be found here.<\/span><\/p>\nConclusion<\/span><\/h1>\nIf you have or have had scabies it is a really good idea to try to find out where they came from so you can stay away. Also, do everything you can to inform others so they don’t have to go through what we did.<\/span><\/p>\nHow about you? Do you know where you picked up scabies?<\/p>\n
Let us know in the comment section below.<\/p>\n
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