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

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People infected with scabies suffer from sores on the skin and severe itching. The condition is contagious and annoying but not dangerous. People who are infected by this are treated with cream or ...

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Scabies is caused by the female Sarcoptes scabiei mite. The female mite burrows deep into the skin of a human host, laying eggs that eventually hatch as larvae. The hatching triggers symptoms like ...

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.