The UK Health and Security Agency has found that cases of the disease, which has been present in the UK for centuries, have ...

GPs in England have reported a rise in cases of scabies, and have warned the public not to ignore an itchy rash which could be caused by the highly contagious skin infestation. Scabies is caused by a ...

UK health experts report a sharp rise in scabies cases across England. Here’s what it is, how it spreads, and how to treat ...

The National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) has confirmed that scabies cases in Georgia occur ...

To avoid an unnecessary call or office visit, remind patients that itching from a scabies infection may persist for as long as one to two weeks after eradication.There is usually no need for ...

Four people have been infected by a recent scabies outbreak at a Sunnyvale homeless shelter, authorities reported. The outbreak first surfaced last week when an unhoused resident at the North County ...

Background.Scabies is a public health problem in many countries, with impetigo and its complications important consequences. Ivermectin based mass drug administration (MDA) reduces the prevalence of ...

Initially Amanda Rushton thought the tiny bumps that suddenly appeared on her arms and side were nothing more than an allergy – but then within days she was hit by a maddening urge to itch. ‘It was ...

A mum has described the horror at hearing she had contracted a medieval skin disease that’s surging in the UK. Amanda Rushton, from Accrington in Lancashire, learnt she had scabies and it took over ...