Treatment for scabies includes a medication called a scabicide to kill the mites. Washing all worn clothes and bedding in hot water prevents reinfection. Scratching the rash too much increases the ...

Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash. While ...

In recent months, Naveed Ijaz, a general practitioner specializing in dermatology, has seen a growing number of patients presenting at his clinic in Manchester, UK, with intensely itchy rashes. Their ...

Pharmacies have seen a rise in scabies medication sales since fall and a family doctor says cases have increased in recent years. Proper treatment is essential. Pharmacists in Tallinn and Tartu have ...

U.K. doctors are sounding the alarm about a surge in scabies cases across the country, according to reports. A shortage of scabies medications — which dates as far back as May 2023 —is thought to be a ...

Michael Head has previously received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development, and currently receives funding from Research England and the ...

Eight years after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified scabies as a neglected tropical disease, it continues to pose a global public health challenge, particularly among children, ...