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

Itching may be so bad scratching breaks the skin and makes the skin appear redder and more inflamed. Scabies mites are tiny parasites. You can’t see mites without a microscope, but you can spot ...

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

Darren Jones, 52, claimed to have developed scabies after a three-day stay at a Travelodge hotel but his case was dismissed ...

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.

The office worker and her family had fallen victim to an infestation of scabies –microscopic mites which burrow into the skin, causing intense itching. Thankfully, the GP said, it was easily ...

Clinical and in vitro resistance to ivermectin has now been documented and there are concerns regarding the increasing tolerance of scabies mites to permethrin. There is an urgent need to define ...

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

Scabies treatments for 140 inmates in a housing unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility temporarily closed some areas to ...

Inmates in two sections of the Utah State Prison are being treated for scabies after one inmate tested positive. Some areas ...