So you think you might have scabies, huh?<\/p>\n
For your sake, I hope you are wrong! But, it’s good that you are here investigating.<\/p>\n
Because if you do in fact have scabies it is important that you detect it and treat it as fast as possible.<\/strong> Yes, ASAP!<\/p>\n The longer it goes untreated the worse you will feel and the more likely you’ll be to spread it to other people.<\/p>\n Below you will find first indicators that the scabies mites could be present.<\/p>\n Related: How to Get Rid of Scabies at Home Fast<\/a><\/p>\n You might think you had a good idea what feeling super itchy was like before ever picking up scabies.<\/p>\n But after awhile, there’s no way to lie to yourself any longer.<\/p>\n The itchy feeling we get as sufferers from these mites is horrendous.<\/p>\n A few telltale signs of an early stage scabies infestation:<\/p>\n At first, you were just itchy.?Incredibly, excruciatingly and uncomfortably itchy. But just itchy nonetheless.<\/p>\n Then, while you were indulgently digging into your thighs with your nails, you noticed something.<\/p>\n Red bumps? Red lines?<\/p>\n No, not just the redness from your far too intense scratching. A different kind. Like something you unearthed that was there all along beneath your skin.<\/p>\n My friend, this is their marks.<\/p>\n If you’ve started to see red marks appear and you are still hesitant to diagnose them as scabies, take a look at where they’re located.<\/p>\n In the beginning, those raised little bumps and ridges are likely to appear on parts of your body where the skin folds over itself or touches itself on creases.<\/p>\n Think between your legs, your toes, and your fingers. Inside your elbows and wrists. Genital areas and under your breasts, if you’ve any.<\/p>\n Scabies mites prefer these areas to breed in and call home.<\/p>\n Since you’ve been paying so much attention to your itchy body, you maybe?haven’t spent much time looking around at your friends and family.<\/p>\n Or if you have been looking at them, it’s in fear that they might see you acting oddly with all your fidgety, itchy maladies.<\/p>\n But take a closer look.<\/p>\n If you do have scabies, they didn’t fall out of the sky.<\/p>\n Someone gave them to you.?And chances are that it could be someone close to you. And they are probably showing first signs of an infestation as well.<\/p>\n So take a look around.<\/p>\n Look at your family, at your co-workers, your friends; anyone who comes in close contact with you from day to day.<\/p>\n Are they mindlessly digging into their skin? Are they complaining of a strange itch? Are they expressing lost sleep due to staying up all night scratching? Are they meticulously peering at their skin?<\/p>\n Are they showing early symptoms?<\/p>\n If you encounter others with these symptoms, well, take that as an early sign.<\/p>\n Better yet though, ask them. And tell them what you know about scabies and the early signs we’ve discussed already.<\/p>\n It’s easier to keep quiet and avoid potentially embarrassing subject matter, but if it’s really an infestation happening around you, everyone needs to know.<\/p>\n Everyone needs to get treated or they will likely just re-infest one another.<\/p>\n This isn’t something that can give you insurmountable evidence of an infestation, but it’s a thought-provoking question which could give you clues and a stronger conviction that it is in fact scabies that’s bothering you.<\/p>\n Think of all the places you’ve gone lately.<\/p>\n Out of country trips? Out of state trips? Out of home Trips?<\/p>\n All of them.<\/p>\n New gym membership? New daycare for the kids? New animal care clinic? New doctors office visits?<\/p>\n These are all heavily trafficked areas that often are host to scabies. For more ideas of places that you might have picked up mites from, check out this post<\/a> on our How do you get Scabies page.<\/p>\n If there’s one or many potential places that pop into your mind, do some investigating and see there have been known issues with scabies there.<\/p>\n So we’ve examined quite a few early signs of a scabies infestation.<\/p>\n If you’re still reading then you probably have a good hunch that this is?what’s been ailing you.<\/p>\n At this point, if your still worried that it might be all in your head, it’s a good idea to visit or, better yet, make some phone calls to places in your community that you’ve visited in the last 2 or 3 months.<\/p>\n You’re gym maybe, or your child’s daycare.<\/p>\n Just call and ask there have?been any reported cases of scabies recently.<\/p>\n If they say yes, well, that’s probably a clear sign that your itchy scratchy nights as of late are a sign that you’ve recently picked up our dreaded friends the scabies mite. Your early symptoms will surely turn into a full-blown unbearable infestation if you don’t act soon.<\/p>\n For more information on treating scabies, check out some of our other posts below.<\/p>\n And best of luck to you.<\/p>\n Further Reading: 100 Tips for Scabies Treatment<\/a><\/p>\n Further Reading: A Simple 3 Step Guide to Treating Scabies<\/a><\/p>\n Further Reading: How to Buy Over The Counter Permethrin Cream Online<\/a><\/p>\nSign #1: An uncontrollable itchy feeling that’s spreading<\/h1>\n
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Sign #2: Rashes. Bumps. Zigzag marks. Oh No!<\/h1>\n
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Sign #3: “Wait, am I not the only one around who’s scratching themselves?”<\/h1>\n
Sign #4: In the past few months have those in your family traveled or frequented new places?<\/h1>\n
Sign #5: There are confirmed cases of scabies in your community<\/h1>\n