Was it a chigger or scabies bite? These mite bites both result in itching, but that's where the similarities end. Here's what ...

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

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

When treating scabies in institutions, oral anti-scabies treatment with ivermectin is often preferred. Do not use alternative or natural remedies for scabies. They will not kill the scabies mite.

Cases of scabies are on the rise in the UK as students go back to university, the weather cools and people with symptoms delay visiting the doctor, experts say. Scabies cases in England are 72 per ...

Those suffering from the crusted form may be prescribed the mite-killing oral medication ivermectin, with a second dose given roughly two weeks later. People suffering from scabies are encouraged ...

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 ...

The condition, caused by microscopic mites that burrow into the skin, causes intense itching - and easily spreads if people ...

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