Scabies Quiz

The American Academy of Dermatology's estimates put the number at 300 million.

The burrowing mites can cause extreme itchiness but they're microscopic.

The process repeats itself and quickly develops into an infestation.

The symptoms can affect nearly any part of the body but are most common on the wrist, elbow, armpit, penis, nipple, waist, buttocks and between the fingers.

The rash is a pimple-like breakout.

A severe form of the disease, Norwegian scabies isn't common.

Scabies don't develop for several weeks which often causes the symptoms to be severe by the time they're treated.

To get scabies you have to have prolonged, physical contact with someone who is already infected but that can include sharing articles of clothing or bedding.

Intercourse is one of the more common forms of contracting and spreading the disease.

The disease can spread before symptoms appear which gives scabies an opportunity to effect many people quickly.