How to Know If Scabies Treatment Worked
Here’s your detective manual: New burrows are the smoking gun. They’re raised, serpentine, and usually appear between your fingers, on your wrists, or in your groin (yes, the mites love real estate). If you see a fresh one three days after treatment, that’s a sign the little buggers survived.
But here’s the twist: old burrows can also look scary. They get crusty, red, and angry as your skin heals. Don’t panic. Gently scratch the area—if the line does not extend when you press on it, it’s a fossil, not an active nest. If it does extend? You might need a second round of cream. Cue dramatic music.
Surprising fact: Scabies mites can only survive about 72 hours off a human host. That means your couch, bedding, and cat are basically safe after three days. But your body? They can live a month on you. So the real question is: did you kill them, or did they go ninja on you?
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