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One of my kids had scabies and it was pretty bad. Made me itch just to look at him. Picked them up travelling on a Greyhound bus...back when people still did that. Had to wash everything in house with very hot water. Doctor directed the use of a very strong topical lye-basd lice treatment (called RID) that was so strong it burned his skin a bit for a while....but it finally got rid of them. I understand that they have better medicines for this now.
If you have them, you must treat them as soon as possible or they will be on everything and everyone in your house. http://www.medicinenet.com/scabies_pictures_slides