An elderly woman in a Georgia nursing home died after reportedly being "eaten alive" by scabies, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites. But can these mites really kill a person? Experts say that ...

BOSTON (CBS) – A health alert has been issued for patients and healthcare staff who may have been exposed to crusted scabies in New Hampshire. Some people may have been exposed in several ...

According to one doctor, the UK and London in particular is seeing a surge in the number of cases of the skin condition.

Eight employees at Simi Valley Hospital contracted scabies from a 62-year-old patient treated at the hospital earlier this month, officials said Friday. The male patient, whose identity was withheld, ...

LAFAYETTE, GA (WCMH) – The family of a Georgia woman is suing a nursing home after they say the was ‘eaten alive’ by a scabies infection over several months or possibly years. Rebecca Zeni, 93, died ...

Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center is dealing with a scabies outbreak, as 86 cases were reported as of Monday afternoon and numbers are expected to climb, according to a Springfield News-Sun report. A ...

Right about now, you’re getting the kids ready for going back to school. You’re shopping for school supplies, meeting new teachers, and getting your kids updated on important shots. While you may be ...

As Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center deals with a growing scabies outbreak, at least 10 cases of scabies were confirmed at Sycamore Medical Center in Miamisburg, Ohio, which is also part of Dayton, Ohio ...

The daughter of a former LaFayette, Ga., nursing home resident is suing the company because mites burrowed into her mother's scalp, face, chest, breasts, shoulders, back, arms and hands. Rebecca ...

The discovery of ivermectin represented a major advance in parasite control for both veterinary and human medicine. More than 400 million doses of ivermectin have been administered in programs aimed ...

LAFAYETTE, Georgia -- A Georgia nursing home resident is dead after experts said she was eaten alive by millions of parasitic mites over the course of several months or years. According to a pending ...

Future Microbiol. 2008;3(1):57-66. Although these latter clinical cases currently appear to be isolated events, they do highlight the future uncertainty regarding the long-term usefulness of ...