威尔士一家医院在爆发疥疮后，已限制探视并关闭了两个病房。海威尔德达（Hywel Dda）卫生局表示，位于卡马森郡拉内利（Llanelli）菲利普亲王医院（Prince Philip Hospital）的病房因感染而关闭，探视限制措施自周日起开始实施。
A Welsh hospital has restricted visitors and closed two wards following an outbreak of scabies. Hywel Dda health board said the wards at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, were shut because of the infection, and visitors had been limited since Sunday.
疥疮是一种高度传染性的皮肤寄生虫病，由微小的螨虫引起，它们会钻入皮肤下方，并通过密切的皮肤接触传播。
Scabies is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by microscopic mites that burrow under the skin and spread through close skin contact.
卫生局表示，目前在覆盖卡马森郡、锡尔迪金和彭布罗克郡的医疗机构和社区中，正处理着数起病例，对广大公众的风险较低。疥疮是一种常见的皮肤病，可影响所有年龄段的人。
The health board said a number of cases were being managed in healthcare and the community, which covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire, and the risk to the wider public was low. Scabies is a common skin condition and can affect people of all ages.
它会引起瘙痒（尤其在夜间），并产生通常会蔓延至全身的隆起皮疹或斑点。
It causes itching, especially at night, as well as a raised rash or spots that usually spread across the whole body.
与臭虫不同，疥疮螨虫用肉眼是看不到的，而且它们也不是由卫生状况差引起的。
Unlike bed bugs, scabies mites are not visible to the human eye, and they are also not caused by poor hygiene.
疥疮具有高度传染性，通过长时间的皮肤对皮肤接触，或与伴侣和同住人员共用床单或衣物传播。
Scabies is highly contagious and spread through prolonged skin-to-skin contact or shared bedding or clothing with partners and household members.
但它通常与严重疾病无关，通过在全身涂抹非处方药膏或洗剂可以得到有效治疗。受影响家庭中的每个人都需要同时接受治疗。
But it is not typically associated with serious illness and can be treated effectively by applying over-the-counter cream or lotion to the entire body. Every person in an affected household needs to be treated at the same time.
受影响家庭的所有床单和衣物都需要在治疗的第一天以60摄氏度的高温清洗。任何无法清洗的物品都应放入密封袋中放置至少三天，直到螨虫死亡。
All bedding and clothing in the affected household needs to be washed at 60C on the first day of treatment. Anything that cannot washed should be placed in a sealed bag for at least three days until the mites die.
卫生局护理、质量和患者体验执行主任莎伦·丹尼尔（Sharon Daniel）表示，正在采取“直接行动”来治疗患者、员工和密切接触者。病房也在进行深度清洁。
Sharon Daniel, executive director of nursing, quality and patient experience at the health board, said "direct action" was being taken to treat patients, staff, and contacts. Wards were also being deep cleaned.
她说：“疥疮具有高度传染性且难以根除，我们感谢大家一直以来的支持。”
She said: "Scabies is highly contagious and difficult to eradicate, and we are grateful to everyone for their continued support.
我们将尽快联系那些计划中的护理预约可能因此受到影响的人员。这不会影响轻伤诊所提供的服务。
"We will be contacting individuals whose planned care appointments may be impacted by this, as soon as possible. This does not impact services provided by the Minor Injury Unit."