Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

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.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

While scabies does not kill many people, it is an unpleasant infection that causes significant impact on quality of life.

Permethrin five percent cream is the most common medicine used to treat scabies. It’s applied head to toe the first dose and ...

The Express spoke to Dr Deborah Lee about the signs to look out for when it comes to scabies and where they are most commonly ...

This is what doctors are saying as cases of scabies are rising. From the year to April, there were 3,689 confirmed hospital ...

What are the signs and symptoms of scabies? After the mite burrows into the skin, it takes time to develop signs and symptoms. If you've had scabies before, the itching usually begins within one to ...

Scabies is an itchy skin infection that sees outbreaks across the world.Author Michael Head Senior Research Fellow in Global ...

In a viral TikTok video, @homienaledi explains that she recently discovered you can contract scabies from thrifted garments - and her followers are ‘scared’. Advert In a clip that has amassed ...