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.

The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable future, but some people are feeling the painful, itchy remnants of a ...

BEGAN. TED: A SCABIES SCARE AT JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER DOCTORS SAY IT STARTED WITH ONE PATIENT AND ENDED WITH DOZENS OF HOSPITAL WORKERS BEING TREATED. DOCTORS SAY A CRITICAL CARE CANCER PATIENT WAS ...

An itchy problem is affecting a Big Island hospital in Hawaii: scabies. The Kona Community Hospital (KCH) announced an outbreak of the skin condition on Nov. 19, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

Update: Student Health Services identified 13 students who either required treatment for infection or prophylactic treatment due to exposure to scabies. Four of the students have been diagnosed with ...

It's common to hear about scabies breaking out in nursing homes, prisons and daycares. But what is it? How could it affect you? Scabies is a skin infestation caused by parasites, or human itch mites, ...

A person’s right hand, wrist, and arm six days into their symptoms of scabies. Photo: Cixia/Wikimedia Commons Why it happens: Scabies is caused by an infestation of the arachnid Sarcoptes scabiei, or ...

Q: 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. What is ...

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.