Skin care is a very delicate subject especially for women. There are plenty of skin diseases and things that can attack our skin. In this article we will tell you a few things about scabies and we will teach you how to deal with it.
For the beginning you should know that scabies is an infection. It is produced by the itch mite. Now let’s see what are the mites? They are some sort of parasites, small eight – legged parasites. You should know that they borrow into the skin to produce intense itching. This itching becomes worse at night. The mites that are responsible for scabies are not visible with the naked eye. These specific mites can be seen with a microscope or some magnifying glass.
It is good for you to know it is very hard to catch scabies by hanging your coat next to someone who has it, or by shaking hands, or some of these kinds of contacts. In order to contract scabies the contact has to be a little longer and skin on skin. The most common way to contract scabies is the sexual contact, but there may be and other kinds of contact, for example mothers hanging their child. There is a possibility for relatives and close friend to catch scabies in time. It is good to know for those of you who are parents that in school, the level required for transmission of the mites is not reached.
If you have pets, dogs or cats, it is good to know that it is impossible to get scabies from any of them. When pet’s mites land on human skin, they fail to thrive and produce only a mild itch that goes away on its own.
Now we shall see how we can recognize scabies. It is important to know that scabies affects specific areas of the body and it produces small red bumps and blisters. Scabies may involve the webs between the fingers, the wrists and the backs of the elbows, the knees, around the waist and umbilicus, the axillary folds, the areas around the nipples, the sides and backs of the feet, the genital area, and the buttocks. You should know that the bumps may contain blood crusts and although there are hundreds of pimples and bumps, usually there are no more than 10 or 15 live mites.
The most common symptom of scabies is itching. The itch of scabies is insidious and relentless. At the beginning, for the first weeks, the itch is subtle, but because the itch is usually worse at night, after a while, a month or two, sleep becomes almost impossible.
As we told you at the beginning of this article we will teach you how to deal with scabies. We will present you a medicine that is very good in treating scabies. This medicine is Eurax Cream. It was created for treating scabies and relieving itching. It is unknown how it exactly works, but it is good to know that Eurax Cream is a scabicidal antipruritic.
It is well known that all medicines interact with some medical conditions. Eurax Cream is no exception. There are a few medical conditions that may interact with it. There for we advice you to tell your pharmacist, healthcare provider or doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast – feeding; if you have irritated, inflamed, raw or weeping skin; if you have allergies to medicines, foods or any other substances; if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement.
There are some cases when you should avoid using Eurax Cream. We strongly advice you not to use Eurax Cream and to contact your doctor immediately when you are allergic to any ingredient in Eurax Cream, when you develop severe irritation after applying Eurax Cream and when you experience irritation when applying topical medicines.
Eurax Cream is a medicine that should be used only as directed by your doctor. We recommend you to talk with your pharmacist, doctor and to check the label on the medicine for the exact dosing instruction. It is very important to know that: before using Eurax Cream, bathe and dry your skin completely. When using Eurax Cream you should apply enough medicine to cover the entire body from the chin down. Make sure that you apply medicine in all folds and creases of your body, such as between the fingers and toes, under the arms, and to the groin area. If your doctor does not advice otherwise you should not apply again Eurax Cream for 24 hours. It is very important not to bathe before applying the next dose and to change clothing and bed linen next morning. Bathe to remove the medicine 48 hours after the second dose. Remember that Eurax Cream is a medicine that should be used only as directed by your doctor.
The purpose of this article is to make you aware about the fact that modern medicine can help you in the fight against most of the conditions we know. Due to our scientists and medical researchers there is hope after all.
For your health,
The EremedyPharma Team.