I'm the oldest, began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided, I'm the man of the family now Papa is away, and I shall provide the slippers, for he told me to take special care of Mother while he was gone.
How long is scabies contagious for?   Scabies are usually contagious about 40 days before you know you have them. They die within about 10 hours of being treated and are then no longer contagious. They don'tâ¦ like to live on fabric and if they can't find a human they will die off on clothes in about 4 days.
Contagious and incubation periods. â¢ Scabies is contagious; mites can be spread to other people as long as a person remains. infested and untreated, including during the period before symptoms appear. â¢ It takes 4 to 6 weeks from the time of initial infestation for scabies symptoms to develop. (incubation period).