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Plague of highly infectious scabies is sweeping Britain, spread by this very common activity. Even worse, the skin bugs are becoming resistant to drugs - but here's how you can beat it

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to appear overnight, covered the mother-of-two's body.