Scabies is usually passed on through prolonged skin-to-skin contact, such as between:
- Household members
- Close family contacts
- People providing hands-on personal care
Scabies is not usually spread through brief everyday contact, including:
- Shaking hands briefly
- Sitting next to someone
- Passing someone in a corridor
- Attending the same school or leisure facility
- Using the same swimming pool or sports facility