[Scabies in Poland 1966-1986]

In 1966-86 there were 1,675,213 cases of scabies in Poland. The highest incidence (580.5) per 100,000 inhabitants was noted in 1968, the lowest (41.7) in 1986. The highest morbidity falls on autumn and winter. The highest proportion of cases are children and teenagers (0-19 years old), the second group consists of people aged 20-64, the third--over 65 years old. Most frequent were single cases of scabies, but there occurred also group infections in families, schools, boarding schools and establishments. In the discussed period the losses brought about by this disease, in case of people 20-64 years old only, amount to 1,836,234 days of the sick leave, while the average absence in 1980 was 82,500 days.