"While we have been working with this for a couple of weeks with one student, in the last 24 hours there have been a few ...

The NHS has issued its urgent advice on a highly contagious skin disease after Brits were issued a warning over the 'spike' ...

Outbreaks of contagious diseases such as scabies often occur in group living facilities, such as residential care homes and ...

The condition, often associated with the Victorian-era, is caused by tiny mites, leads to an intensely itchy rash and can ...

Brits have been urged to look out for two major symptoms as cases of a highly contagious skin disease have surged across the ...

Scabies is an itchy skin infection that sees outbreaks across the world. It is caused by mites, similar to but much smaller ...

Scabies, a highly contagious skin infestation caused by parasitic mite burrowing in the skin, is on the rise across the UK. GPs in England are now warning the public not to ignore an itchy rash which ...

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has reported a significant rise in scabies cases presenting at GP surgeries ...

It's important to read the instructions carefully." This treatment must be repeated a week later. "Scabies is very infectious, but it can take up to 8 weeks for the rash to appear," the NHS continues.

Scabies cases are on the rise across the UK, particularly in England - here's all you need to know from symptoms and treatments to how it spreads.