Wash all bed linens including blankets, comforters, and bedspreads. Items that cannot be laundered should be sealed in a plastic bag for 14 days. Vacuum upholstered furniture, carpets, and car seats. Your health care provider or pharmacist can recommend a spray to disinfect furniture and other household items infested with lice or mites. All treatments must be done the same day to be effective.
Infestations are stubborn and can be difficult to treat.
If repeat treatment is necessary, consult with your pharmacist or health care provider. Persons infected with scabies should not attend school or work until the day after treatment. Persons infected with crabs should remove the nits and must have their sexual contacts treated to avoid re-infection. The sores or blisters come and go but the virus never leaves the body. Herpes is passed through close contact with a person infected with the virus.