You can also have scabies in multiple areas. Crusted skin can happen if you scratch, break open the skin, and a scab forms.

Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

A doctor has urged people to not ignore the first signs of a scabies rash and to contact their GP immediately. It comes after a spike in cases in the UK. The Association of Independent Multiple ...

Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...