| Scabies happens to be one of the most discussed | | | | the individual has been infected before. The condition |
| communicable parasites on the web. Loads of posting | | | | is known to spread through direct skin contact, even |
| are dedicated to the subject and there are people | | | | if the infested individual does not show any |
| who claim to receive the infestations from their hotel | | | | symptoms. |
| bedding. There is a myth that scabies is a disease | | | | As reported by the Centre for Disease Control and |
| confined to the poor countries, however it has to be | | | | Prevention (CDC), scabies could be passed on by |
| realised that there are 300 million cases of scabies | | | | prolonged skin contact, however in case of |
| each year, out of which 1 million cases are reported | | | | Norwegian scabies; the infestation could be passed |
| from United States itself. | | | | by brief exposure to the bedding or the clothing of |
| Scabies on humans is caused by parasites known as | | | | the infected individual. There have been cases where |
| Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. The adult female mite | | | | people have contracted scabies from the rooms of |
| would burrow into the upper surface of the skin and | | | | well-known motels. There are thousands of hits on |
| deposit eggs. With this reproductive cycle under the | | | | the internet with the search term 'Scabies from |
| skin, the infestation can cause itchiness and rash. The | | | | Hotels'. At the same time as direct skin transmission |
| symptoms are known to appear about 2-6 weeks | | | | is the most prevalent mode, hotel bedding seem to |
| after the initial exposure and can appear sooner if | | | | be overlooked and highly under diagnosed. |