Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.
Health experts have revealed how to differentiate between skin problems eczema and scabies as some of the symptoms cross over. Both conditions can leave patients with itchy, red patches ...
And please, please don’t scratch it. This is what doctors are saying as cases of scabies are rising. From the year to April, there were 3,689 confirmed hospital cases of the skin disease ...
Michael Head has previously received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Research England and the UK Department for International Development, and currently receives funding from the ...
Health professionals have raised fears about a significant increase in scabies cases across the UK. The condition, often associated with the Victorian-era, is caused by tiny mites, leads to an ...
Scabies cases are on the rise across the UK, particularly in England. Scabies is an itchy rash caused by mites and while it is not usually a serious condition, it is "very infectious" and easily ...