Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

Ivermectin, taken orally ... case should report this to a healthcare worker for follow up. While scabies does not kill many people, it is a thoroughly unpleasant infection that causes significant ...