March 8, 2012 — Permethrin may be slightly more effective than ivermectin in the treatment of scabies. In a study involving 272 patients, a single dose of ivermectin provided a cure rate of 85.9% at 2 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ivermectin cream was as effective as permethrin cream and more effective than oral ivermectin in treating ...

In recent months, Naveed Ijaz, a general practitioner specializing in dermatology, has seen a growing number of patients presenting at his clinic in Manchester, UK, with intensely itchy rashes. Their ...

Scabies is a parasitic infection on your skin caused by microscopic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They take up residence just beneath your skin’s surface, laying eggs that cause an itchy skin rash.

With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

Getting rid of head lice involves the use of over-the-counter treatments or prescription medications, typically in conjunction with combing the hair with a special comb. In some geographical locations ...

Outdoor enthusiasts: Here's a bit of good tick-fighting news just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated ...

Pharmacists are urgently calling for the Government to approve controversial 'horse de-wormer' drug ivermectin to treat a mite infection of the skin amid reports of rising cases and widespread ...

U.K. doctors are sounding the alarm about a surge in scabies cases across the country, according to reports. A shortage of scabies medications — which dates as far back as May 2023 —is thought to be a ...

When raised, itchy red bumps appeared between his thumb and fingers, Benjo Aptroot knew immediately that it was scabies. ‘It looked like eczema, but I knew it was scabies because a friend I saw a lot ...

Scabies is caused by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), a tiny, eight-legged parasite that burrows into the upper layer of the skin in order to feed and live. Female mites also lay eggs there.