BRITS have been urged to be vigilant after a surge in cases of a highly infectious Victorian disease that can trigger ...

These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there ...

England is seeing higher-than-usual numbers of scabies infections this winter.Health officials have warned that the ...

Scabies cases have been higher than usual across England this winter. Here’s what the condition is, how it spreads, and what ...

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of ...

Dear Reader: Demodex mites are microscopic parasites that live and feed on mammals. More specifically, they are what are known as ectoparasites. Ectoparasites typically occupy or infect only the ...

Chiggers are the larval (juvenile) form of a type of mite (Trombiculidae). Medicinenet.com. Chigger bites can cause some of the most miserable itching on people. For those who don’t know what the heck ...

Waking up with itchy eyelids might seem like a typical allergy symptom, but it could also be a sign of eye mites. Eye mites, or Demodex, are microscopic organisms that live at the base of your ...

Although the video shows what appears to be a microscopic view of mites crawling around on instant ramen noodles, there isn't enough evidence to rule out the possibility that the video was staged (i.e ...