Editing Scabies (section)

== Epidemiology ==
Scabies is one of the three most common skin disorders in children, along with [[tinea]] and [[pyoderma]].<ref name=Clinic2009/> As of 2010, it affects about 100&nbsp;million people (1.5% of the population) and its frequency is not related to gender.<ref name=LancetEpi2012/> The mites are distributed around the world and equally infect all ages, races, and socioeconomic classes in different climates.<ref name=CDC /> Scabies is more often seen in crowded areas with unhygienic living conditions.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Green MS | title = Epidemiology of scabies | journal = Epidemiologic Reviews | volume = 11 | issue = 1 | pages = 126–150 | year = 1989 | pmid = 2509232 | doi = 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036033 }}</ref> Globally as of 2009, an estimated 300&nbsp;million cases of scabies occur each year, although various parties claim the figure is either over- or underestimated.<ref name=Bouvresse-2010>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bouvresse S, Chosidow O | title = Scabies in healthcare settings | journal = Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases | volume = 23 | issue = 2 | pages = 111–118 | date = April 2010 | pmid = 20075729 | doi = 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328336821b | s2cid = 206001293 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hicks MI, Elston DM | title = Scabies | journal = Dermatologic Therapy | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | pages = 279–292 | date = Jul–Aug 2009 | pmid = 19580575 | doi = 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01243.x | s2cid = 221647574 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  About 1–10% of the global population is estimated to be infected with scabies, but in certain populations, the infection rate may be as high as 50–80%.<ref name=Clinic2009/>