To go on holiday with scabies?

Impossible to say without looking at the full policy, but generally with any kind of insurance (travel, health or other) failure to disclosure anything like this, would mean that the whole policy is void as the ‘contract’ isn’t sound. Meaning, you withheld vital information which would have altered the cover they would offer. Not suggesting you did that intentionally obviously, it’s is how insurers word it!

Long and short is you probably wouldn’t have been covered for this anyway as it would technically be a pre-existing condition. Quite often you disclose an existing condition and they will rate (increase) your premiums to cover the elevated risk of paying out xx

Thanks for replying.

If I don’t go on the holiday, I would only want to claim my money back. So wouldn’t need any other cover from the policy. Can you clarify what you mean?

Had I declared the cream, would a policy have covered cancellation for scabies anyway?

Thanks.

Oh no! Not what you want to hear, but yes, non-disclosure of any prescription medication or condition will invalidate any claim and possibly the whole policy.

What a PITA! x

Sorry to resurrect this thread…

Its seems that I have scabies. DS disgnosed mid March. I was also tested via pharmacy, but only experiencing itching/spots in the last week.

Prescribed Permethrin again today and will used Dermac as second treatment next week.

I have a holiday booked for 6 weeks time.

Would my travel insurance normally cover this?

If so, the issue I have is that I completely forgot to declare the use of Permethrin back in March. Was completely honest about vitamin deficiency tablets I’d been prescribed, but this just slipped my mind.

Will that invalidate any claim that I might have been able to make?

@MyWildOliveGoose it could be possible that as your family are classed as close contacts that one of you caught it from an unknown source and then it spread to the rest of the family at home.
During my 4-8 week incubation period I had nail parlour, hair and physio appointments with direct skin to skin contact. I also sat in plane seats, movie seats, taxis, theatre seats and went to work each day as well as trying clothes on in stores- if it wasn’t one of these places I picked it up from then possibly one of my family members were asymptomatic prior to treatment. I feel unless you know the person you caught it from then it really is impossible to tell- unfortunately!
Again I’m just repeating the fact that I don’t condone super spreading and have found scabies to be a very isolating experience- haven’t done the above apart from work ( following treatment guidelines and doing extras) since diagnosed before Xmas.

Hope you and your family are now free of this horrible infection and all the stress, extra work and misery it brings with it.

Well, that still wouldn’t rule anything out as we don’t tend to have much skin to skin contact outside of the household either.

Regardless, my opinion remains the same. If you know you have scabies and haven’t finished treatment and ensured symptoms have subsided… you should not knowingly risk sharing them.

Itching can persist for 4-6 weeks after successful treatment, as your body reacts to dead mite material. The only way you know you still have an active infection is if new burrows are seen.

It is now thought unusual to catch scabies from furnishings and much more likely to catch from skin to skin contact with someone. So you don't need to have stayed at a different place to catch it.

This thread makes me want to stay home forever 🙈

I know that we caught it from the holiday rental because it was the literal only other place any of us had stayed in the 6 months before symptoms presented.

I think it is easy to know where you’ve contracted them, if I’m being honest.

I stand by my comment that spreading it intentionally is irresponsible and unacceptable. I do hope the OP ensured her treatment had ended and symptoms subsided before travelling.

My relative and her partner have scabies.
They are now on their third lot of treatment and creams because it just hasn't cleared up.
She is exhausted with cleaning the house meticulously, washing the bedding, settee covers etc,
So to all the people on here saying 1 treatment will sort it out, it doesn't always work out like that.
And there is no way my relative would stay away in holiday accommodation while still having scabies.

Just found this post, to all those saying they know or did catch scabies from hotel type accommodation how did you know?
scabies apparently has an incubation period of 4-8 weeks, I caught scabies myself and whilst I think I may have caught it at one of several places I’ll never know and have had to come to terms with that.

This does not mean I condone being a scabies spreader , and that has been my biggest personal fear whilst being infected.

I really do think though,that it is very difficult to know exactly where you caught it, unless you know others who are also infected.

Unfortunately there is quite a lot of scabies now that is resistant to the cream according to my GP

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Absolutely not, that is disgusting

Hands down...this is the absolute worst post I have ever read on MN! Friends of mine had to go through 3 cycles of treatment before they got rid of it.
Screw everyone else, just think about yourselves! What about the cleaners that you are exposing when they have to clean up after you and change your beds? What about the carpets/sofas/soft furnishings for the next family?
Absolutely astounded that you would even consider it! Vile!

You’re responding to AI with AI, what’s the point?

I cannot believe what I am reading here.

To put into context just how wrong this is, my family got scabies, after staying in a holiday rental. My daughter and I were fine with the treatment, but my son who has eczema and asthma had a HUGE reaction to the treatment as soon as I put it on him. It put him in a danger I could have never avoided. Now I am terrified of getting the mites again, which I’ll never know because you don’t until it’s too late. I always thought it was just one of those things, but to see this and be aware that people out there might actually expose others to this on purpose is infuriating! With no care or consideration at all for the consequences of this.

Scabies generally are pretty easy to get rid of in a home if everyone is clever about it. Everything goes in the wash, anything that can’t gets tied in black bags for 3 days. Put the cream on, put everything in the wash, change bedding, wear clean clothes. A week later, put the cream on, everything in the wash, change bedding, wear clean clothes. During the week extra hoovers, steam clean sofas cushions etc. Be sensible OP, sort your house and your family, clear the infestation and then go on holiday without putting anyone else at risk.

Tbh, this is a very unhappy situation and probably my first thought would be the same, escape from home as fast as possible. Easiest, simplest solution.
But, like everyone else pointed out... you have to think of implications and consequences to others. It not ok to get your own comfort back at the cost of others. If you really want to leave your home, are there any other solutions ? Any family members who own a property that's not being used regularly that you could use for a few days? Someone's caravan that will not be used after you leave?

Buy a tent , go away, do treatment , incinerate tent.

I don’t think it’s fair to go on holiday and stay somewhere with highly contagious scabies OP, but I understand why you’re thinking about, I just strongly advise against it.
If you really want to get out of the house and you have a decent sized family tent, why not camp in the garden? Your own garden, with cheap bedding you can dispose of after. Eat out. Get a camping potty, imagine you’re camping away from home & do everything as though you were.

I heard about a family who do this every year in summer for fun, they just camp in the garden for a weekend and make it an adventure. They lock the house up and are not allowed back inside until the weekend is over. Couple of power banks, blow up couch, blow up airbeds, devices to keep you entertained. Spend your free time outdoors at the park or in fresh air.

It meets you half way and it doesn’t put others at risk from coming into contact with scabies.

Great thread OP, too funny ----- you are joking aren't you🤔

Having caught scabies from my office many years ago, it can be a bastard to get rid of. Don't be bloody ridiculous OP. You really want to chance passing this on to others without them being aware? What a selfish, twattish idea. I despair.

@melonhen to you scabies may just be an inconvenience. But the people you pass them onto via your holiday accommodation could have a health condition that could make treatment difficult. For example, my 9 year old currently has treatment resistant eczema and is well enough for a holiday but would probably end up in hospital if he caught scabies.

You could ruin someone’s livelihood doing this and infect so many people. No wonder scabies is spreading like wildfire.