Studies re More Effective Scabies Treatment

Studies (below) show that current advice given re washing of clothes, sheets, towels, curtains etc is out of date, less effective than putting these items (unwashed and dry) straight into the washer (then washing after if necessary).

Just 10 mins over 49 °C kills the mites. Dryer run at Temperatures far higher than that. Skipping the washing can save many hours and make the treatment more palatable, doable and effective (and saving water and carbon).

You’re welcome,

Rik Jurcevic
‪mouldfield@gmail.com‬

References
  
‪https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-entomological-research/article/experiments-on-the-survival-and-behaviour-of-the-itch-mite-sarcoptes-scabiei-deg-var-hominis/771BAEEA5FE1E2FAD5BBD927402C1088?fbclid=IwAR15gCalAyKe4jIND5aby4sScWJR4Rt96b2-Ikce6i4B5yBR0YhZ6K7kk7k‬

‪https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477759/‬