Scabies continues to increase: double the number of cases compared to last year

While just under 36 cases of scabies per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in the Groningen region three weeks ago, last week the number had risen to more than 66 cases. In the Amsterdam region, the number of patients rose from around 52 per 100,000 inhabitants to 75 last week.

Reverse

And in the Gooi and Vecht region, general practitioners reported just under 85 cases per 100,000 inhabitants last week, where they were less than 52 three weeks ago. going up from week to week.

Scabies can be transmitted through prolonged physical contact, such as sexual contact or sleeping in the same bed. General practitioners see a relatively large number of patients in the 15-24 age group, but the number of patients in other age groups is also much higher than in previous years.

Run in parallel

However, health professionals primarily look to students. The Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG) points out that students regularly live in one house, each with a different doctor. While it is precisely the cures for scabies that must be synchronized to be successful.

What is scabies and how to get rid of it?

Scabies, officially called scabies, is caused by scabies mites, tiny creatures that look like spiders. They dig tunnels in your skin and lay their eggs there. Due to an allergic skin reaction you get (especially at night) enormous itching. It is harmless, but very annoying and contagious.

Your GP evaluates your complaints and usually prescribes permethrin cream. You have to rub everything inside. You should also thoroughly wash your clothes, bedding, and towels from the past three days.

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Radboudumc medical microbiologist Matthew McCall explained to EditieNL last month that it is therefore much more difficult to fight scabies today than it was before. “In the past, scabies mostly occurred within a family. So a general practitioner could treat the family immediately and it didn’t lead to reinfection.”

In a student house

Student, vlogger and experiences expert Gabriel Matser recently explained to Beau how much harder it is these days in a student house: