Skabies Penyakit Kulit yang Terabaikan: Prevalensi, Tantangan dan Pendidikan sebagai Solusi Pencegahan

Abstract

Scabies was neglected skin disease that considered normal and common place in society in Indonesia, even in the whole world. Though the prevalence of scabies in terms of region, age and sex of the relative there in almost the world to varying degrees. Research treat scabies have been carried out by researchers, but it still leaves the problem of resistance and side effects of medications. In addition secondary infection after scabies infestations was serious problem on the skin even causes death. Prevention scabies disease will be more effective to controlling the level of prelevansi scabies that sporadic, endemic and epidemic. Scabies find worldwide particularly in regions related with of poor sanitations, low education for personal hygiene and nutritional status. So that prevention through public education to be a challenge for academics to suppress the prevalence of scabies