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- Scabies ("The Itch")
- SYMPTOMS are itching of the webs of the fingers, genitals, under the arms,
- the beltline area, elbows, wrists and breasts.
- CAUSES are from sarcoptes scabiei (the itch mite). It burrows under the skin
- and deposits its eggs. Transmitted by skin-to-skin contact.
- TREATMENT. Prescribed medicated lotion or cream.