BRITS have been urged to be vigilant after a surge in cases of a highly infectious Victorian disease that can trigger ...

Dr Jo Middleton said there has been a ‘substantial increase’ in scabies outbreaks in schools, creating the risk of long-term ...

Scabies is a highly infectious disease which is spread through close skin contact. This means if one person becomes infected ...

These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there ...

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 ...

There were almost 900 cases of the highly contagious infection in the UK last week - up by a fifth on last year ...

While scabies is generally not a serious condition, people with weakened immune systems can contract a more rare form known ...

Scabies cases are rising across UK this winter. Learn what scabies is, how it spreads, early symptoms to watch for, different ...

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Zip Diagnostics Pty Ltd., Menzies School of Health Research and Axxin Pty Ltd., a Melbourne, Australia-based diagnostic instrumentation manufacturer, partnered to develop a rapid diagnostic test for ...

A potassium hydroxide (KOH) examination of scales from his abdomen reveals definite scabietic elements (Figure 3), confirming the diagnosis of scabies. Images of these findings are shown to the ...