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Norwegian, or crusted, scabies. 🦠 Unlike the common version, where the body harbors barely a dozen mites, a patient with this variant can carry millions of live parasites under their skin. 🔬 This massive load makes it one of the most contagious skin conditions that exist, capable of causing large outbreaks in hospitals or care homes if it is not detected in time. 🏥

Contagion is aggressive. 💥 It occurs through direct skin-to-skin contact or via contaminated sheets and clothing where the mite can survive. 👕 The symptoms are a physical nightmare: thick plaques, scaly crusts, and a ferocious itch that can cover more than 30% of the body. 😩

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