Scabies is a common skin condition caused by microscopic mites that burrow into the skin to live and lay eggs. The condition spreads primarily through prolonged, direct skin-to-skin contact with an ...

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 ...

In a recent review published in JAMA, researchers described the prevalence, causes, and treatment of infestations from scabies, bedbugs, and body lice, which frequently lead to itching and rashes.

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 ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Perry Elementary officials have alerted its staff about "diagnosed" cases of scabies in the preschool school. The first ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Hives are red, raised bumps that stem from allergies, infections, or stress.Flea and chigger bites look like small, red, pimple-like bumps and feel very ...

A scabies outbreak at a Kern County ICE detention facility is prompting renewed calls for more oversight of health and sanitary conditions at the county’s three detention facilities. Officials for The ...