Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Scabies is caused by tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They spread through skin ...

The scabies mite’s life cycle drives the infection process. Female mites tunnel beneath the skin’s surface, laying eggs that hatch into larvae within days. These larvae mature into adult mites ...

These eggs hatch into adult mites within two to three weeks, which causes an infestation of the mites on your skin. This ...

Last year, 51 cases of the disease were reported to officials - nearly half of which originated in nursing homes.

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

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.

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

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, ...