Ep 159 Scabies: Tiny but Mite-y

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Health & Fitness, Science

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Among the many conditions that creep under your skin and make scratching irresistible, scabies alone holds the honor of being called simply “The Itch” for centuries. In this episode, we examine how the burrowing scabies mites cause this extremely uncomfortable sensation, what we can do to halt their progress, and how contagious they really are (less than you probably think). Today, the word scabies instantly conjures up images of the mite responsible for The Itch, but for centuries, medicine failed to make that connection, even when the proof was right in front of them and when traditional wisdom had long since known mite=scabies. Tune in to learn how the great scabies debate was finally resolved with a public demonstration, what role conscientious objectors played in scabies research during WWII, and where we are with scabies around the globe today. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3WwtIAu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.4	My opportunities for observing scabies were extensive in the Confederate Army.
1:17.8	Our soldiers were badly fed, badly clothed, soap was scarce, and Army Itch, as it was denominated, was painfully plenty.
1:26.4	Army Itch is nothing more than Scabies, with eczema or
1:30.2	impotigo or ecthema or some other dermatosis superadded. In 1862, in the Confederate service, I became
1:38.3	the subject of Sarkopte's hominous. At the same time, several generals and some very elegant
1:44.1	ladies of my acquaintance were my fellow sufferers. At the same time, several generals and some very elegant ladies of my acquaintance
1:45.5	were my fellow sufferers. At first, the itching was not only not unpleasant, but was positively
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