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Is Scabies A Sign Of HIV?
Question: is scabies a sign of HIV?
No, not at all.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
can it be?
Brief Answer:
Can NOT be.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Scabies can not be a sign of HIV .
Scabies is caused by a parasite and have no relation to the causes of HIV.
The most remote relation is - the person who has both the HIV and scabies, can transmit both the diseases to another person. Otherwise there is no other relation.
Can NOT be.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Scabies can not be a sign of HIV .
Scabies is caused by a parasite and have no relation to the causes of HIV.
The most remote relation is - the person who has both the HIV and scabies, can transmit both the diseases to another person. Otherwise there is no other relation.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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