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

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

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

The office worker and her family had fallen victim to an infestation of scabies –microscopic mites which burrow into the skin, causing intense itching. Thankfully, the GP said, it was easily ...

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

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

Lockdown protocols have been activated in a portion of the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City as over 100 ...

The head of the Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs Commission, Raed Abu al-Hummus, warned on Tuesday morning of the ...

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