A Pennsylvania school district has alerted parents to a scabies outbreak that’s reportedly infected 17 middle school students and one student at an elementary school. An email sent to parents with children in the Radnor Township School District reportedly urged parents to check for possible signs or symptoms. Scabies can spread rapidly under crowded conditions where close body contact is frequent. However, it is possible to still spread scabies despite not having any symptoms. Scabies mites typically do not survive more than two to three days away from human skin.

Source: Fox News October 02, 2019 15:56 UTC