It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to ...

A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early ...

Last year, 51 cases of the disease were reported to officials - nearly half of which originated in nursing homes.

The number of cases reported last year nearly doubled while the true extent of infections, the spread of the highly ...

This factsheet explains chickenpox (varicella) to support nurses in identifying and managing the common childhood disease.

Dr Beatrice Etemesi, a consultant dermatologist explains that scabies is ... accompanied by a rash or irregular burrow tracks made up of tiny blisters in areas like the finger webs, wrists ...

What it looks like: Scabies is a discolored ... explains Dr. Zeichner. “The rash feels like sandpaper when you run your fingers over it.” In some cases, there may be significant scaling ...