A patient has been diagnosed with Norwegian scabies, a more severe and contagious form of the skin disease, the hospital said. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland confirmed Tuesday that it is ...

Officials at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center said they have diagnosed two cases of scabies as they work to contact any who might have been exposed.Click to watch News 9's coverage.The hospital said ...

A 51-year-old woman with an 8-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was hospitalized with fever, refractory thrombocytopenia and generalized rash. The patient had previously undergone ...

PEORIA — OSF Saint Francis Medical Center has confirmed one case of a highly contagious severe form of scabies. The hospital sent letters to 276 people hospitalized, at some point, in the same unit as ...

A scabies outbreak was reported Friday at Koester Pavilion assisted living facility in Troy, which is operated by Dayton-based Premier Health near the hospital network’s Upper Valley Medical Center.

Eight employees at Simi Valley Hospital contracted scabies from a 62-year-old patient treated at the hospital earlier this month, officials said Friday. The male patient, whose identity was withheld, ...

Health officials have taken aggressive action to control a scabies outbreak at two Kettering Health Network hospitals, where 127 hospital workers had been diagnosed and treated for the skin condition ...

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Trichina worms (Trichinella spp.) are roundworms that can invade a wide range of animals and man. People are most often infected through eating trichina-containing pork. New research investigated the ...

Scabies is a common parasitic infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei variety hominis, arthropod of the order Acarina. Epidemics during wars, as well as famines and overcrowding, are ...

When selecting a nursing home for a loved one, do not choose one with tiny little insects that can burrow into your skin, lay eggs, and poop. That is a good general rule. But how many people know to ...