Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Scabies commonly presents as a red rash with small bumps that often form a line.

Understanding the nature of this parasitic infection helps reduce stigma and ensures proper treatment for all affected individuals. The scabies mite’s life cycle drives the infection process.

Human scabies is a debilitating ... secondary bacterial skin infection usually resulting from the excoriation of scratching and compromise of the integument by the mites themselves.

A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early ...

Figures show scabies — a nasty skin infection caused by tiny mites — is on the rise, so Dr Catherine Conlon is here to offer ...

If you think you picked up pubic lice or scabies from sexual contact, consider having a full sexual health check-up to check for other sexually transmitted infections. Although they feed on blood, ...

A patient with a highly contagious form of scabies is being treated at the The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).

Inmates in two sections of the Utah State Prison are being treated for scabies after one inmate tested positive. Some areas ...

The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an outbreak of scabies in its building on Middlesex Street, ...

There is consequently an urgent need to define molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in scabies mites and to develop and assess alternative therapeutic options, such as tea tree oil, in the ...

Scabies treatments for 140 inmates in a housing unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility temporarily closed some areas to ...

Infections are common in settings like schools, refugee camps and prisons. “Scabies thrives in areas where people are in close contact, especially during colder seasons when mites survive longer ...