A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Scabies is caused by tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They spread through skin ...

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to ...

The number of cases reported last year nearly doubled while the true extent of infections, the spread of the highly ...

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.

Last year, 51 cases of the disease were reported to officials - nearly half of which originated in nursing homes.

The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an outbreak of scabies in its building on Middlesex Street, ...

A scabies outbreak at the Utah State Correctional Facility has prompted the closure of visitor areas and the quarantine of ...