title: Pig handler's itch.
abstract: Forty-six humans who contacted pigs infested with Sarcoptes scabiei were investigated. Thirty (65.2%) had symptoms of sarcoptes scabies, and S. scabiei mites could be recovered from 20 (66.6%) skin scrapings. Itching was the main symptom. People within the age group of 26-35 years were infested the most. Hands and legs were the most common sites of the lesions, which subsided within 2-3 weeks when the infested pigs were treated and the intimate contact with the pigs was prevented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine & Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bidhan, Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei; D012532:Scabies / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000635:transmission