Contracted scabies from my workplace. Saw no bugs biting me, started on the right hand, knuckles, insides and webs of fingers, wrists, elbows. Bites go in tracks sometimes close, sometimes as far as an inch apart. They itch intensely. Prescribed Elimite. First application helped, but I wasn't really educated on re-infection. Even after three applications, I was still naïve about how careful to be to prevent re-infection. Got Prescription for Stromectol, helped, but took second dose within 4 days, too soon. Am currently at 7th Elimite treatment, and also use it in spot-application fashion as well. Have only had three "bites" (nestings) within the last eight days. I learned to be extremely, extremely careful about re-infection: car, belts, wallet, keys, barefoot, toilet seat, work space, etc., all need to be suspect. Use your freezer-24hrs. for shoes, belts, wallets. Take clothes off while standing in a trashbag. Permethrin works great, but is only part of the process. So far whole thing has taken 5 weeks: 7 Elimite (Permethrin) coverings, 2 Stromectol (Ivermectin) pill doses, 10 trips to the laundry (just dry for 40 mins), 100 trash bags, new sheets and towels daily, spray seatbelt w/ alcohol, sleep on air mattress, don't wear backpacks, just carry away from body, cuff pants getting into car, clean under fingernails daily, don't wash hair, let it get oily (so they won't hide there), wear shoes you don't have to touch to remove or put on, buy lots of trash bags, scrub good in shower to get larvae off, know the mite-egg-larvae1-larvae2 cycle, keep skin oily/sticky with lotions, don't scratch, put coverings over car seat daily at first.Read More Read Less