How do you get scabies?

Answer by  newgeneration (699)

Scabies is caused by a mite that burrows into the skin. Mites spread through close, intimate contact, like sleeping in the same bed or touching someone with scabies.

Answer by  raun08 (1839)

Scabies is a skin disease caused by mites the burrow into a mammals skin. You get it by coming in contact with an animal infected with the mites and they jump to a new host.

Answer by  kdem (551)

Scabies is thought to be an std but can be transmitted from coming in contact with any kind of bedding surface also.

Answer by  xman (145)

scabies can be caught by having direct skin to skin contact with another person who is still in the communicable phase of scabies.

Answer by  Jackie50 (360)

You can get scabies through intimate contact with an infected person, usually sexual contact or through living and being close with an infected person.