It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to ...

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

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

A 66-year-old man was referred to our dermatology clinic for a 6-year history of a progressive pruritic rash, refractory to prescribed treatments. On examination, he had widespread follicular papules ...

A Welsh man who claimed he caught scabies after staying at a Travelodge hotel has had his claim thrown out. Darren Jones said ...

Darren Jones, 52, claimed to have developed scabies after a three-day stay at a Travelodge hotel but his case was dismissed ...

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

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

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.