Who is likely to get scabies?
Scabies infestations can affect all people without regard to age, sex, race, or level of personal cleanliness. Scabies is most common in those who have close physical contact with others, particularly children, mothers of young children, sexually active young adults, and elderly people in nursing homes. People with weakened immune systems and the elderly are at risk for a more severe form of scabies, called Norwegian or crusted scabies.
