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 ...

Experts blame poverty and falling vaccination rates for a surge in diseases such as measles, whooping cough and scabies ...

A scabies outbreak at Kealakekua, Hawaii-based Kona Community Hospital was reported Nov. 19 and has potentially infected more than 50 hospital employees, according to West Hawaii Today. 1. Lisa ...

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. It ...