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What to know about scabies:
1. Scabies (pronounced skay-bees), is sometimes referred to as the seven-year itch because it causes intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash, which result from tiny parasites known as itch mites burrowing into the skin to lay eggs, causing an allergic reaction in the host.
2. Scabies is most often spread by prolonged skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies and is most commonly transmitted by sexual partners.
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