Editing Scabies (section)

===Treatment===
Several medications are effective in treating scabies.  Treatment should involve the entire household and any others who have had recent, prolonged contact with the infested individual.<ref name=Clinic2009 /> In addition to treating the infestation, options to control itchiness include [[antihistamine]]s and prescription anti-inflammatory agents.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Vañó-Galván S, Moreno-Martin P | title = Generalized pruritus after a beach vacation. Diagnosis: scabies | journal = Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine | volume = 75 | issue = 7 | pages = 474, 478 | date = July 2008 | pmid = 18646583 | doi = 10.3949/ccjm.75.7.474 | doi-broken-date = 1 November 2024 | s2cid = 72142958 }}</ref> Bedding, clothing and towels used during the previous three days should be washed in hot water and dried in a hot dryer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parasites - Scabies|url=https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/treatment.html|website=cdc.gov|access-date=11 December 2014|date=November 2, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211055629/http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/treatment.html|archive-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>

Treatment protocols for crusted scabies are significantly more intense than for common scabies.<ref name=CDC2010Tx2/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Salavastru CM, Chosidow O, Boffa MJ, Janier M, Tiplica GS | title = European guideline for the management of scabies | journal = Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology | volume = 31 | issue = 8 | pages = 1248–1253 | date = August 2017 | pmid = 28639722 | doi = 10.1111/jdv.14351 | s2cid = 32956377 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dermnetnz.org/topics/crusted-scabies | title=Crusted scabies| vauthors = Thomas L |publisher=DermNet|date=October 2021}}</ref>