Scabies An Introduction - Find everything you need to know about Scabies including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, with links to other useful resources.... more

Symptoms of scabies - The main symptoms of scabies are: intense itching that is worse at night skin rash in the areas of the body where mites have burrowed These symptoms are... more

Causes of scabies - Scabies is a skin condition that is caused by the human parasite Sarcoptes scabiei. An infestation (the presence of animal parasites inside the body) starts... more

Diagnosing scabies - Your GP will usually be able to diagnose scabies from the appearance of your skin, and by looking for the burrow marks that are made by the Sarcoptes scabiei... more

Treating scabies - Visit your GP immediately if you get scabies and you have not had a previous infection. If you delay treatment, you risk passing scabies on to someone else.As... more

Complications of scabies - Crusted scabies (also sometimes referred to as Norwegian scabies) is a more severe form of scabies where thousands, or even millions, of scabies mites are... more

Scabies - see what the doctor sees with Map of Medicine - See what your doctor sees, find out what is happening with your Scabies treatment and what the next steps might be.... more