Where is this outbreak happening? A total of 3,689 scabies cases were diagnosed in hospitals in England in the year to April, NHS figures show, up from 2,128 the year before. Prof Kamila Hawthorne ...

Doctors have issued an urgent warning not to ignore scabies symptoms after a shock rise in cases. GPs are reporting an ...

Scabies, a highly contagious skin infestation caused by parasitic mite burrowing in the skin, is on the rise across the UK. GPs in England are now warning the public not to ignore an itchy rash which ...

Treating scabies involves rubbing an anti-parasite lotion — permethrin or malathion — into the skin all over the body, including under the nails, and keeping it on for at least between eight ...

Scabies is caused by a parasitic mite which burrows under the skin and lays eggs, which causes intense itching and blisters to appear. It is easily spread via skin-to-skin contact, or by sharing ...

Doctors have issued an urgent warning not to ignore scabies symptoms after a shock rise in cases. GPs are reporting an increase in the highly infectious parasitic infestation caused by tiny mites ...

Doctors across the UK are urgently warning Brits not to ignore early symptoms of scabies following a significant increase in cases. Scabies are microscopic mites that burrow under the skin and lay ...

Doctors have warned people not to ignore the symptoms of scabies, after a spike in the number of cases of the parasitic ...

Doctors have issued an urgent warning not to ignore scabies symptoms after a shock rise in cases. GPs are reporting an increase in the highly infectious parasitic infestation, caused by tiny mites ...