Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images If anyone in your home is suffering from scabies, the unpleasant truth is that you have an infestation to ...

Scabies is an itchy rash caused by the human itch mite. Adults, children and babies can all get scabies. Many people believe scabies is about cleanliness, but that is not true. It is easily passed ...

Rashes and itchy skin can be caused by a variety of things, including allergic reactions, fungal infections, chronic skin conditions and more. One lesser-known cause that can affect anyone is scabies.

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 ...

Peta-Anne Zimmerman is affiliated with the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, the Global Outbreak alert and Response Network, and the Collaborative for the Advancement of ...

Michael Head has previously received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development, and currently receives funding from Research England and the ...