I'm the oldest, began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided, I'm the man of the family now Papa is away, and I shall provide the slippers, for he told me to take special care of Mother while he was gone.
How long is scabies contagious for?   Scabies are usually contagious about 40 days before you know you have them. They die within about 10 hours of being treated and are then no longer contagious. They don'tâ¦ like to live on fabric and if they can't find a human they will die off on clothes in about 4 days.
1 It can also be spread by sharing the same bed or through sexual contact. 2  Scabies can live on items used by an infected person. 3  Contact with these items can spread infection. 4  A person with scabies can spread the infection before his symptoms have started. 5  After treatment, a person is still contagious for 2-4 hours.uick Answers. 1  Scabies is a skin infection caused by a tiny insect called a mite. 2  The symptoms of scabies are caused by an allergic reaction to the mites. 3  Anyone can get scabies. 4  Being unclean or dirty does not cause infection. 5  Scabies is contagious.