An elderly woman in a Georgia nursing home died after reportedly being "eaten alive" by scabies, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites. But can these mites really kill a person? Experts say that ...

Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash. While ...

A scabies outbreak at a Kern County ICE detention facility is prompting renewed calls for more oversight of health and sanitary conditions at the county’s three detention facilities. Officials for The ...

A patient has been diagnosed with Norwegian scabies, a more severe and contagious form of the skin disease, the hospital said. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland confirmed Tuesday that it is ...

A multi-million dollar lawsuit has been filed against a Eugene memory care facility by a former patient's son, related to a severe scabies outbreak in 2016 that state authorities allege contributed to ...

Rochester General Hospital is grappling with a small outbreak of scabies, a fairly common infectious disease caused by mites and typically transmitted by skin-to-skin contact. The hospital system's ...

A 93-year-old former model has died from septicemia, a complication caused by crusted scabies that is left untreated for a long time. Rebecca Zeni was a resident at a nursing home in LaFayette, ...

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