SAN JOSE — Four bus drivers with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority have reportedly been infected with scabies, an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite, transit officials said ...

Four people have been infected by a recent scabies outbreak at a Sunnyvale homeless shelter, authorities reported. The outbreak first surfaced last week when an unhoused resident at the North County ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - WARNING! This story may leave you scratching. Just their name is enough to make you wonder what that feeling is..."Itchy Mites!" They go by a few different names but it's all the ...

Dear Doctor: My wife and I had to go back to our offices, so our 4-year-old son is back in day care. About six weeks in, he got an itchy rash that drove him nuts. His pediatrician says it’s scabies.

Demodex mites, tiny eight-legged relatives of spiders, live in human hair follicles and pores, particularly on the face, and ...

The Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility near Ypsilanti, Michigan, said this week it plans to treat its 2,000 inmates for scabies, according to a local report. The prison will be closed 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 ...

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 ...

When selecting a nursing home for a loved one, do not choose one with tiny little insects that can burrow into your skin, lay eggs, and poop. That is a good general rule. But how many people know to ...

Dear Doctor: My wife and I had to go back to our offices, so our 4-year-old son is back in day care. About six weeks in, he got an itchy rash that drove him nuts. His pediatrician says it’s scabies.