In spite of multiple assurances from doctors in April that this baby did NOT have anything contagious......guess what! She did!!! And it spread slowly but surely through the ranks of babies, staff, and even staff family members. By June we were at our wit's end. The Bolivian prescribed treatment was not working, so our nurse Savannah stepped in with a new prescription:
Pricey, has to be applied twice from head to toe, andddd and make your skin feel on fire, but it WORKS!
And the cleaning part... Intense!! Boiling water on the stove to soak and wash clothing and bedding of 15+ babies plus staff and volunteers, letting everything air out in the sun... Everyone worked super hard.
Looked like we were moving....
Seems rather inadequate, but thanks, girls, for going the extra mile!!
For more stories from Project Scabies Riddance and cute pictures of "scabies babies", see Savannah's blog post here!
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