Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Scabies Outbreak At CAMC Hospital
WEST VIRGINIA....
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department officials say about 30 employees at Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital have been treated for scabies. CAMC spokesman Dale Witte says CAMC received the first report of employees with scabies early last week. When they were identified, they were given a prescription skin cream and sent home until it cleared up, which is about a day. All employees in the unit were also given a medicated skin cream for scabies, and all patients were checked for rashes.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scabies is a condition where microscopic mites infest the skin, causing intense itching and bumps or a rash. People get scabies through skin-to-skin contact, sharing of clothing, towels or bed sheets, and it can spread rapidly in crowded areas such as hospitals and schools.
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department officials say about 30 employees at Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital have been treated for scabies. CAMC spokesman Dale Witte says CAMC received the first report of employees with scabies early last week. When they were identified, they were given a prescription skin cream and sent home until it cleared up, which is about a day. All employees in the unit were also given a medicated skin cream for scabies, and all patients were checked for rashes.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scabies is a condition where microscopic mites infest the skin, causing intense itching and bumps or a rash. People get scabies through skin-to-skin contact, sharing of clothing, towels or bed sheets, and it can spread rapidly in crowded areas such as hospitals and schools.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:32 PM 
