title: Scabies: an itchy problem.
abstract: Scabies-a small word that can, and often does, impart great anxiety and apprehension among health care workers (HCWs). Yet the epidemiology associated with this human parasitic infestation is well understood, as are the mechanisms for both its treatment and control.
authors.affiliation: drbob6@aol.com
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sharbaugh
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission