Scabies outbreak at prison
Hon Goldray Ewing, Minister of Home Affairs.
There was a serious outbreak of scabies at Her Majesty's Prison in Grand Turk but it is now resolved, according to Hon. Goldray Ewing, Minister of Home Affairs.
"We had a scabies outbreak, which is now resolved. It’s a regular thing in prisons worldwide. This issue relates to individual cleanliness,” he told The SUN.
Human scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis). The microscopic scabies mite burrows into the upper layer of the skin where it lives and lays its eggs.
The most common symptoms of scabies are intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash. The scabies mite usually is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies.
Scabies occurs worldwide and affects people of all races and social classes. Scabies can spread rapidly under crowded conditions where close body contact is frequent. Institutions such as nursing homes, extended-care facilities, and prisons are often sites of scabies outbreaks.
Ewing also told The SUN that on May 11th, an inmate allegedly threw human feces and urine on four prison officers, because he is protesting the extended lock down of prisoners who now have limited freedoms.
The minister added that the prison will launch a training program for staff to focus on dealing with deviant behaviors and conflicts in the prison community.
“The Prison remains under tight control and will launch its training program for staff on the arrival of the Training Manager to ensure that staff are skilled in dealing with deviant behaviors and conflicts in the prison community,” Ewing said.
"We had a scabies outbreak, which is now resolved. It’s a regular thing in prisons worldwide. This issue relates to individual cleanliness,” he told The SUN.
Human scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis). The microscopic scabies mite burrows into the upper layer of the skin where it lives and lays its eggs.
The most common symptoms of scabies are intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash. The scabies mite usually is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies.
Scabies occurs worldwide and affects people of all races and social classes. Scabies can spread rapidly under crowded conditions where close body contact is frequent. Institutions such as nursing homes, extended-care facilities, and prisons are often sites of scabies outbreaks.
Ewing also told The SUN that on May 11th, an inmate allegedly threw human feces and urine on four prison officers, because he is protesting the extended lock down of prisoners who now have limited freedoms.
The minister added that the prison will launch a training program for staff to focus on dealing with deviant behaviors and conflicts in the prison community.
“The Prison remains under tight control and will launch its training program for staff on the arrival of the Training Manager to ensure that staff are skilled in dealing with deviant behaviors and conflicts in the prison community,” Ewing said.