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 ...

March 8, 2012 — Permethrin may be slightly more effective than ivermectin in the treatment of scabies. In a study involving 272 patients, a single dose of ivermectin provided a cure rate of 85.9% at 2 ...

Researchers conducted a multicentre cluster-randomised trial including 1092 individuals from 294 households, which initially involved 16 French paediatric dermatology departments and was later ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ivermectin cream was as effective as permethrin cream and more effective than oral ivermectin in treating ...

Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. The tiny mites that cause it spread easily through skin contact, making children, young adults and elderly people particularly vulnerable. Effective ...

Doctors are debating if the itchy skin disease is becoming resistant to its main treatment, but there could be other factors helping it spread ...

A HIGHLY contagious Victorian disease now rife in the UK can silently rip through families while being mistaken as winter ...

Scabies cases are rising across the UK. Doctors explain why infections are increasing, how scabies spreads, what symptoms to ...

The ‘Victorian-era’ condition is on the rise in the UK, and experts aren’t sure why ...

Scabies cases are rising across the UK, with doctors warning that stigma, delayed diagnosis and treatment shortages are worsening outbreaks of the highly contagious skin disease.