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.

The mites are very small — for ... secondary bacterial infections can develop. Body lice infestation — unlike scabies and infestations of crab lice and head lice — is strongly associated ...

Urticaria is complicated to diagnose by its symptomatic overlap with other skin conditions and the frequent misclassification ...

Clinical and in vitro resistance to ivermectin has now been documented and there are concerns regarding the increasing tolerance of scabies mites to permethrin. There is an urgent need to define ...

A study of 634 allergy patients in Tenerife found that 22% were sensitized to edible insects—often without ever consuming ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections ...

baumannii infections between 2018 to 2022. A. baumannii is a pathogen considered to be a major cause of health care-associated infections. The study found that A. baumannii cases per 100 ...

Use an antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin). No prescription is needed. Then, cover with a bandage. This helps to reduce the risk of infection. Re-wash the wound and put on antibiotic ointment ...

Itchy balls are a relatively common occurrence in people with testicles, caused by a variety of factors, including poor hygiene, chafing, fungal infections, allergies, inflammatory skin diseases, and ...