or who still have scabies, to seek medical treatment for this incredibly contagious skin condition at the earliest opportunity. "It is important to state that you do not get scabies because you ...

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.

All but two reported shortages of permethrin and malathion, the two most common medications used to treat scabies in the UK. A report in The Guardian blamed supply chain shortages and the war in ...