Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

Fortunately, the further development of an animal model for human scabies is currently being attempted and may become available in the near future. The generation of laboratory selected drug ...

Animals have different types of scabies mites that don't reproduce on humans. If they get on your skin, they will die in a ...

An interesting (and possibly terrifying) fact about scabies mite is that they live inside the skinon humans (and other ...

Scabies can lead to secondary skin infections, if not treated. People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin ...

Parents and guardians of students attending a leading further education college in Cornwall have been issued a health alert after scabies, an ailment reminiscent of the Victorian era, was reported ...

Stockport Council said people were "cooped up" at an unnamed hotel in the town for a number of months, with some residents being treated for scabies. Human rights charity Rapar said piles of ...