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Nasty-looking scabs might also form over the areas you've scratched, and a bacterial infection may develop. If this is your first bout of scabies, four to six weeks may pass from the time the bugs latch onto you until the time you begin to itch. If you've had scabies before, the wait will last only one to three days.
The scabies infestation usually lasts until treated. People are usually no longer contagious within 24 hours of treatment. Even after successful treatment, the dead mites, dead eggs, and fecal material will remain in the skin for 2 to 4 weeks (until the skin grows out). Thus, intense itching is expected to continue.