scabies
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A hospital ward has been closed following an outbreak of crusted scabies - a rare and highly contagious form of the illness.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
People with a weakened immune system can sometimes get a rare and very contagious type of scabies called crusted scabies.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"This includes treatment delays, closer proximity post-pandemic and a societal stigma towards the condition, which could impact people's behaviour to seek treatment when they experience scabies," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Rhodri Thomas, the National Pharmacy Association's Wales Manager, said scabies was "a distressing and highly infectious condition".
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
We can never see the legs of the scabies mite, but we can tell from the fact that it moves that it must have legs or something similar.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
