A practitioner took a scab from someone with a mild case, made an incision in the skin of a healthy person, and infected that person with the scab. Sheep-scab is a loathsome skin disease due to an acarian parasite.
I did find this link, but I don't think it will help out much, because there is nothing on the internet about it, other than this. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/frozen-crab-life-thawed.htm. Or you can go to this link. Its about frozen lobsters coming back to life after thawed.
Q. How long can you keep live lobsters in a refrigerator? How long will they stay alive? A. Live lobsters can be kept for approximately 12 hours under refrigerated conditions although most will survive for at least 24 hours. Live lobsters cannot be stored in fresh water or enclosed in plastic bags.he ice puts them in hibernation. I've carried lobsters from Maine in an ice chest with dry ice to New Orleans on a 6 hour plane flight plus another 12 hours to deliver to my coworkers. So at least 1 day, easily.