The tiny scabies mite burrows beneath the skin of many animals, including Australia’s bare-nosed wombat.
Articles on Scabies
Displaying all articles
More evidence is needed to understand how laundry could help curb skin disease.
Microscopic mites are part of human biology. Some live harmlessly in our pores but others can trigger allergies, inflammation or infection.
An expert answers your questions about the rising cases and effective treatments.
Clothing is a well-known carrier of many disease-causing pathogens – including E coli, scabies and Staphylococcus.
While scabies does not kill many people, it is an unpleasant infection that causes significant impact on quality of life.
Skin infections disproportionately affect children in Australia’s remote Indigenous communities.
Scabies is caused by an infestation of tiny mites under the skin.
Since September 2023, there have been shortages of usual scabies treatments.
Every year, around 455 million get scabies. Not that you’d know, because no one talks about it.
Migrants face many health problems, from mental health issues to diseases. The latest threat is scabies.
A disease suspected to be Mpox is on the rampage in Nigeria. In less than one month, it has spread to seven of the country’s 36 states and infected 31 people.
Scabies was one of the scourges of those on the First Fleet, but no longer known for most in Australian society. However, in the far remote North, scabies infection is endemic.
Although a drug of known safety and efficacy is available, scabies still affects more than 100 million people across the world.
Top contributors
-
Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
-
Social Scientist and Aboriginal Senior Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
-
Head of Pharmacy (2013-present), University of Canberra
-
Chancellor, University of Canberra
-
Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
-
Group Leader, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
-
Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
-
Associate professor, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Pharmacy, University of Canberra
-
Lecturer, University College London. Research Fellow, Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Chair, Wildhealth C.I.C., Brighton and Sussex Medical School
-
Senior Lecturer/Program Advisor, Griffith Graduate Infection Prevention and Control Program, Griffith University
-
Medical Director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Indigenous Knowledge
-
Team Lead, Healthy Skin and Acute Rheumatic Fever Prevention, The Kids Research Institute Australia
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Skin Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia
-
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester