The activity and secretion of the mite causes intense itching, which is most severe in warm temperatures and at night. The itching begins about 4 to 6 weeks after being infested. There may be signs of skin infestation caused by scratching around the burrows. Contact your health care provider for prescribed medication. Feet - scaling or cracking of the skin, especially between toes, or blisters containing a thin watery fluid.
Ringworm is contagious as long as active lesions are present.
Keep patient at home until adequate treatment is begun. Children diagnosed by a throat culture and treated by a health care provider with antibiotics usually are considered to be non-infectious after 24 hours of treatment, and can then return to school. The head louse is a flat, wingless insect with three pairs of legs, each ending in a claw. The nits are attached to a hair follicle with fixative cement secreted by the louse that makes them difficult to remove. Do not treat with the same product more than once every seven days 2.