Cases of scabies – a parasitic skin condition once associated with poor hygiene and crowded living conditions – are on the ...

The UK Health and Security Agency has found that cases of the disease, which has been present in the UK for centuries, have ...

GPs in England have reported a rise in cases of scabies, and have warned the public not to ignore an itchy rash which could be caused by the highly contagious skin infestation. Scabies is caused by a ...

To avoid an unnecessary call or office visit, remind patients that itching from a scabies infection may persist for as long as one to two weeks after eradication.There is usually no need for ...

The National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) has confirmed that scabies cases in Georgia occur ...

Background.Scabies is a public health problem in many countries, with impetigo and its complications important consequences. Ivermectin based mass drug administration (MDA) reduces the prevalence of ...

Four people have been infected by a recent scabies outbreak at a Sunnyvale homeless shelter, authorities reported. The outbreak first surfaced last week when an unhoused resident at the North County ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Officials in Santa Clara County ae working to stop the spread of an infectious skin condition. Doctors said earlier this month, a male unhoused resident in the North County ...

A mum has described the horror at hearing she had contracted a medieval skin disease that’s surging in the UK. Amanda Rushton, from Accrington in Lancashire, learnt she had scabies and it took over ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm writing because I've never seen any mention of scabies in your column. I desperately need help to get rid of it. This has been on my skin for five months. I've been to two doctors, ...

Shipon Ahmed, a businessman from Mizmizi, and five members of his family suffered from allergies but have recovered after a ...