Scabies outbreak among Dutch students
By Janene Pieters on June 6, 2018 - 12:50 Hundreds of students throughout the Netherlands have been diagnosed
with scabies - a condition that causes itching and rashes - over the
past months, infection expert Jan van der Have of public health
institute GGD Groningen confirmed to NU.nl on Wednesday.
GGDs in Groningen, Leiden, Utrecht and The Hague, among others,
observed a remarkable increase in scabies diagnoses. The exact number of
cases can not be determined, because scabies is not a serious disease
and doctors are therefore not obliged to report it. "The increase can be
called striking", Van der Have said to the newspaper. "Scabies is not a
disease that fits in 2018.Those who observe basic hygienic rules, like
washing your bed linen every week, have nothing to fear." Hundreds of students throughout the Netherlands have been diagnosed
with scabies - a condition that causes itching and rashes - over the
past months, infection expert Jan van der Have of public health
institute GGD Groningen confirmed to NU.nl on Wednesday.
GGDs in Groningen, Leiden, Utrecht and The Hague, among others,
observed a remarkable increase in scabies diagnoses. The exact number of
cases can not be determined, because scabies is not a serious disease
and doctors are therefore not obliged to report it. "The increase can be
called striking", Van der Have said to the newspaper. "Scabies is not a
disease that fits in 2018.Those who observe basic hygienic rules, like
washing your bed linen every week, have nothing to fear." Source, photos of disease and video: https://nltimes.nl/2018/06/06/scabies-outbreak-among-dutch-students" rel="nofollow - https://nltimes.nl/2018/06/06/scabies-outbreak-among-dutch-students
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