Scabies From A Gym Mat

Protect yourself at the gym so you don t catch it in the first place.

Scabies from a gym mat.

Wipe down your mat and your machine before you get started don t assume the last guy on it did that when he was done. If you pick up a rash from the gym you want to know exactly what it is and whether or not it is serious. Everything about scabies involves itching. Scabies rightly deserves the reputation for itching.

Even the name comes from the latin word for itch this preoccupation with the itch is very telling about this skin disorder. How can you protect yourself. Jennifer ashton discusses a recent patient who found out she got scabies from the gym. Here are eight gym germs to avoid.

However again this isn t a common way to catch scabies. Subscribe to the doctors. The condition is caused by a tiny mite sometimes called an itch mite. There are a lot of germs at the gym and on the gym equipment that can cause skin infections fungal infections and more.

Most of the time when you get a rash while at the gym it is the result of your body sweating releasing what are called histamines which result in swelling and redness of the skin in certain areas where perspiration is more prevalent.