Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash.

It is now also found in some over-the-counter anti-itch treatments, says Agbortoko. You can buy the essential oil at a local health food store. A 2002 study published in The British Journal of ...

Lockdown protocols have been activated in a portion of the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City as over 100 inmates are being treated for scabies after one person tested positive for ...

A man claimed he developed scabies after a stay at a Travelodge took the hotel chain to court. Darren Jones spent three nights at a Travelodge during a work trip in July 2021. He claimed that ...