Human scabies, a common infestation, has a worldwide distribution with a variable impact
and presentation depending on the clinical situation. In developed, high-income settings …

Scabies remains one of the commonest of skin diseases seen in developing countries.
Although its distribution is subject to a cycle of infection, with peaks and troughs of disease …

Scabies is a worldwide disease and a major public health problem in many developing
countries, related primarily to poverty and overcrowding. In remote Aboriginal communities …

Scabies has been a scourge among human beings for thousands of years. Its worldwide
occurrence with epidemics during war, famine, and overcrowding is responsible for an …

A 4-year-old boy is brought to a health center with sores on his arms and legs. He and
several siblings receive a diagnosis of scabies. Crusted scabies is diagnosed in an elderly …

Scabies is a neglected parasitic disease that is a major public health problem in many
resource-poor regions. It causes substantial morbidity from secondary infections and post …

Scabies is a parasitic disease due to infestation of skin by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes
scabiei. Scabies is a major public health problem and endemic in resource poor …

Background Scabies is a parasitic skin disease endemic in resource-poor communities in
low-income countries. The best ways to diagnose scabies in this setting have not been …

Epidermal parasitic skin diseases (EPSD) are a heterogeneous category of infectious
diseases in which parasite-host interactions are confined to the upper layer of the skin. The …

Scabies is an ectoparasite caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, an obligate
human parasite. There are about 300 million cases of scabies in the world each year …