In recent months, Naveed Ijaz, a general practitioner specializing in dermatology, has seen a growing number of patients presenting at his clinic in Manchester, UK, with intensely itchy rashes. Their cause is scabies, a highly contagious skin condition caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, which can result in these itchy rashes spreading all across the body. The shortage of available …
When Khalia Bush found her eldest daughter had developed a life-threatening heart condition, washing became a major part of her life. Key points: Dr Peter Wordsworth has seen a "rapid decline" in the number of cases of scabies He says it's imperative to make in-roads to ensure children don't develop rheumatic heart disease The Remote Laundries project is being rolled …
