Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Treatment for scabies includes a medication called a scabicide to kill the ...

Scabies is a major global health problem caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, an obligate human ectoparasite measuring between 330 and 450 µm in length. Treatment of this disease has ...

IN 1924, when the late Dr. Arthur M. Greenwood 1 called attention to the Danish polysulfide antiscabietic ointment, he introduced and popularized in this country the twenty-four-hour treatment for ...

Scabies, a skin rash caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin, is usually treated with prescription medication, but there are home remedies that may help relieve symptoms. Some people report ...