Two residents in a care home are diagnosed with classical scabies. A third symptomatic resident is identified three days before the planned

Question

Two residents in a care home are diagnosed with classical scabies. A third symptomatic resident is identified three days before the planned coordinated treatment round. What is the best immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Treat this resident now while coordinating the wider contact-treatment programme today

Answer

Treat only residents with dermoscopically proven mites and observe asymptomatic close contacts

Answer

Exclude affected residents from treatment areas until the entire outbreak is declared over

Answer

Defer treatment so every resident and staff member receives the first dose simultaneously

Answer

Use environmental deep cleaning alone until the outbreak case definition is finalized

Parvovirus B19 — SCE Dermatology MCQ

Two residents in a care home are diagnosed with classical scabies. A third symptomatic resident is identified three days before the planned coordinated treatment round. What is the best immediate action?