Researchers conducted a multicentre cluster-randomised trial including 1092 individuals from 294 households, which initially involved 16 French paediatric dermatology departments and was later ...
Doctors are debating if the itchy skin disease is becoming resistant to its main treatment, but there could be other factors helping it spread ...
Scabies is a major global health problem caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, an obligate human ectoparasite measuring between 330 and 450 µm in length. Treatment of this disease has ...
These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there ...
Scabies is an itchy rash caused by the human itch mite. Adults, children and babies can all get scabies. Many people believe scabies is about cleanliness, but that is not true. It is easily passed ...
Scabies cases are rising across the UK, with doctors warning that stigma, delayed diagnosis and treatment shortages are ...