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

Experts fear people may not seek a diagnosis because of scabies stigma, which is incorrectly seen as the result of poor ...

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

"If even one person in a group doesn't treat, then reinfection can easily occur, and scabies can continue to spread.

Doctors in the United Kingdom are sounding the alarm over a dramatic rise in scabies cases, urging residents not to dismiss ...

Cases of scabies are growing throughout the UK, particularly in the north of England, doctors have warned. Mites are ...

Scabies can make conditions like eczema or psoriasis worse. Most treatments involve creams or lotions that can be bought over the counter such as permethrin cream and malathion lotion. The ...

Although scabies is usually not a serious condition, treatment is nevertheless necessary ... However, children under the age of two should not use over-the-counter medications; instead, they ...

Anyone can get scabies, which is why Professor Hawthorne says there’s no reason to be ashamed if you are infected. ‘We recognise that patients may be apprehensive to seek treatment given the ...