Scabies does not go away on its own. Do you have scabies? Read more below about how best to treat it and important things to keep in mind. Everyone around you who may have also caught scabies must be treated at the same time as you.

Yvonne Staal, workpackage leader  National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, the Netherlands e-mail info@rivm.nl