Scabies and Treatment?

[plagueoflife]

I was diagnosed with scabies today, my family was given medication to use as well. I'm just curious, should we vacuum the floor and furniture and things like that, and if so should we do it before or after we put on the medication?Also, could washing our clothes before putting on the medication make them more likely to still contain the mites?The medication I was given was Permethrin, the doctor and the pharmacy informed me that I would only need to use it once.Would I need to clean other things, books, remote controls, things of the sort?

[Megan C]

rub peanut butter on it

[Gawaine R]

I don't think the mite that cause scabies can survive on floors and furniture. It wouldn't hurt to launder all your clothing with bleach and then put it through a hot dryer. Otherwise the Permethrin should work just fine.

[Liz G]

Throw everything in the wash on the hottest temperature. Medicate, then vacuum and treat your furniture with a spray of vinegar and water. They can only survive on skin so no contact until after it's all over.