Last Updated on July 29, 2021 by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT
Pictures of STIs/STDs
When looking for pictures of STIs/STDs on google or any other search engine, you’re bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STDs.
While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STIs/STDs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare people into abstinence.
This serves absolutely no purpose when you think you might have something and would like to compare your physical symptoms to more realistic photos of first occurrences of STIs/STDs in people who are not immunocompromised (a lot of the gruesome photos you come across are from people who have additional medical conditions and, as a result, have much worse STD symptoms).
So, The STI Project has scoured the web yet again and has found the most reputable resources for scabies pictures. These images of scabies come from dermatologist’s websites or other similarly authoritative locations, include multiple scabies symptom severities, and also incorporate different skin types, symptom locations, and stages of scabies.
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While The STI Project STRONGLY encourages getting tested and discourages diagnosing or treating oneself via pictures alone (scabies pictures disclaimer), we realize the desire to compare one’s own symptoms with those of others in hopes of narrowing the possibilities. Maybe all of this is new to you; that’s ok – it’s not always easy to know if you should get STD testing done.
Remember, the most common STI/STD symptom is NO symptom at all; so, if you find your symptoms do not match any of the scabies images below, this does NOT mean you are STI/STD negative and you should be tested as soon as possible to avoid complications of untreated STDs.
Furthermore, if you’ve engaged in ANY partnered sexual activity, you are at risk of contracting or transmitting an STI/STD (see this list of sexual activities that put you at risk for contracting an STI/STD).
Without further ado, happy photo hunting!
Pictures of Scabies
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- STI/STD Symptoms
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- Scabies Overview
- Scabies In-Depth
- Other Pictures of STIs/STDs
- List of all STDs
- Free and Low-Cost STD Testing Near You (Globally)
References
- Symptoms
- Engelman, Daniel, and Andrew C. Steer. “Diagnosis, treatment, and control of scabies: can we do better?.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases 18.8 (2018): 822-823.
- Salavastru, C. M., et al. “European guideline for the management of scabies.” Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 31.8 (2017): 1248-1253.
- Park, Jebyung, et al. “Identifying the time to cure for patients with classic scabies after infection control intervention in acute care hospital settings.” American journal of infection control 47.5 (2019): 588-590.
- Hewitt, K. A., A. Nalabanda, and J. A. Cassell. “Scabies outbreaks in residential care homes: factors associated with late recognition, burden and impact. A mixed methods study in England.” Epidemiology & Infection 143.7 (2015): 1542-1551.
- Cohen, Philip R. “Scabies masquerading as bullous pemphigoid: scabies surrepticius.” Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology 10 (2017): 317.
- Testing
- Arlian, Larry G., Hermann Feldmeier, and Marjorie S. Morgan. “The potential for a blood test for scabies.” PLoS neglected tropical diseases 9.10 (2015): e0004188.
- Thompson, M. J., et al. “Systematic review of the diagnosis of scabies in therapeutic trials.” Clinical and experimental dermatology 42.5 (2017): 481-487.
- Abdel-Latif, Azmy A., et al. “Comparing the diagnostic properties of skin scraping, adhesive tape, and dermoscopy in diagnosing scabies.” Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica 27.2 (2018): 75-78.
- Walton, Shelley F., and Bart J. Currie. “Scabies.” Neglected Tropical Diseases-Oceania. Springer, Cham, 2016. 249-272.
- Hahm, J. E., C. W. Kim, and S. S. Kim. “Nested PCR for diagnosing scabies infestation.” British Journal of Dermatology 179.4 (2018): e173-e173.
- Treatment
- Engelman, Daniel, and Andrew C. Steer. “Diagnosis, treatment, and control of scabies: can we do better?.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases 18.8 (2018): 822-823.
- Sanders, Kristen M., et al. “Non-Histaminergic Itch Mediators Elevated in the Skin of a Porcine Model of Scabies and of Human Scabies Patients.” Journal of Investigative Dermatology 139.4 (2019): 971-973.
- Aussy, A., et al. “Risk factors for treatment failure in scabies: a cohort study.” British Journal of Dermatology (2018).
- Mounsey, Kate E., et al. “Prospects for moxidectin as a new oral treatment for human scabies.” PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10.3 (2016): e0004389.
- Ahmad, Hesham M., Eman S. Abdel‐Azim, and Rasha T. Abdel‐Aziz. “Clinical efficacy and safety of topical versus oral ivermectin in treatment of uncomplicated scabies.” Dermatologic therapy 29.1 (2016): 58-63.
- Prevention
- May, Philippa J., et al. “Treatment, prevention and public health management of impetigo, scabies, crusted scabies and fungal skin infections in endemic populations: a systematic review.” Tropical Medicine & International Health 24.3 (2019): 280-293.
- May, Philippa, et al. “Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settings.” Systematic reviews 5.1 (2016): 162.
- Wang, Peihong, et al. “Investigation, prevention and control of a healthcare-associated infection outbreak due to Norwegian scabies.” Chinese Journal of Infection Control 16.8 (2017): 749-751.
- Makkar, S. S. “Prevention and management of scabies in pets vis-a-vis human health.” Allgemeine Homöopathische Zeitung 262.02 (2017): FF03-02.
- Mara, Duncan. “Scabies control: the forgotten role of personal hygiene.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases 18.10 (2018): 1068.
- Transmission
- van der Linden, Naomi, et al. “A systematic review of scabies transmission models and data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions.” PLoS neglected tropical diseases 13.3 (2019): e0007182.
- Rihatmadja, Rahadi, et al. “Why are they hard to treat? A preliminary survey to predict important factors causing persistent scabies among students of religion-affiliated boarding schools in Indonesia.” Dermatology Reports (2019).
- Kinyanjui, Timothy, et al. “Scabies in residential care homes: Modelling, inference and interventions for well-connected population sub-units.” PLoS computational biology 14.3 (2018): e1006046.
- Park, Jebyung, et al. “Identifying the time to cure for patients with classic scabies after infection control intervention in acute care hospital settings.” American journal of infection control 47.5 (2019): 588-590.
- Engelman, Daniel, and Andrew Steer. “Control strategies for scabies.” Tropical medicine and infectious disease 3.3 (2018): 98.
