scabies

Our doctor diagnosed scabies which he said must be due to infection from the boarding school.

Scabies, also known as the itch, is an infectious cutaneous disease caused by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis.

MILAN -- In a region where scabies is endemic, a strategy of mass drug treatment resulted in durable reduction of both scabies and impetigo, findings that may have implications for future treatment of scabies or other infestations in other regions, dermatologist Margot Whitfield, MD, said at the World Congress of Dermatology.

STEPS TO RID SON OF SCABIES My son has just been diagnosed with scabies.

Nails should not be overlooked in treating common scabies, cautioned Marie Chinazzo, MD, of Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire Tours, France, and her associates.

The Sarcoptes scabiei mite is the causative agent of scabies in humans and sarcoptic mange in animals (1).

Amongst cutaneous infestation scabies is most commonly seen yet often treated inappropriately.

Because it can easily spread from person to person, scabies has caused epidemics in hospitals, nursing homes and residential facilities.

PRISON bosses are deep-cleaning 400 cells after a scabies outbreak.

So lastly, let's have a look at scabies. Like headlice and threadworms, scabies is still very common.

Being an Infection Preventionist for over a decade I have worked in various facilities controlling outbreaks including Norovirus, Group A Strep, Flu, Legionella and Scabies. These outbreaks created an immediate sense of alarm to gain control over the situation.