Abul-Hasan al-Tabari was a 10th century Persian physician born in Tabaristan. He was a creative and innovative physician who avoided emulating treatments without investigating and examining them. Tabari was an encyclopedist and had a holistic view to medicine. Investigation of the views of this great Persian scholar indicated that his scientific and moral characteristics contain: paying adequat...

Scabies is a skin condition caused by infestation of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis is an arthropod member belonging to the order Acarina. Scabies is present throughout the world and is prevalent in all age groups, mostly involving people frequently in contact with animals, children, women, and elderly people. Predisposing factors for scabies include individuals with...

background and aims: scabies is a common worldwide parasitic contagious disease caused by sarcoptes scabiei of the order of astigmata of the family of sarcoptidae. therefore, this review is to determine the exact status of scabies in iran in order to manage it better. methods: on the whole, out of the 120 articles and books, 56 ones were covered based on items such as study purpose, date of pub...

background: infestation of the skin by the “itch mite” sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis results in a contagious skin infection in humans called “sca-bies”. by resolving morphology issues, the present study was designed to be acquainted with itch mite by molecular markers. methods: the mite samples were collected from scabies patients by visiting government hospitals of twin city, pakistan. for su...

Norwegian scabies is a rare skin infestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabei var hominis. This condition typically presents with widespread, crusted lesions associated with hyperkeratotic scales. The elderly, the debilitated, and patients who are immunocompromised are at risk for this more severe form of scabies. The authors discuss the presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this der...

Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. It manifests with pruritic erythematous papules and excoriations, in addition to the pathognomonic burrows. Multiple drugs can be used for treatment, but resistance to conventional therapy is increasing throughout the years. This paper will review the mechanisms of resistance proposed in the literature and some of the potentia...

The sanitary control of threatened wild animals is of pivotal interest for their conservation. This task, however, is highly complex in wildlife/livestock systems. In this paper we report findings from a 2-year cross-sectional study of the epidemiology and attempted control of a Sarcoptes mite infestation in the threatened cheetah population in Masai Mara (Kenya), and discuss its interaction wi...