People are starting to notice a lot of rashy bite marks, and that's apparently caused by itch mites who are feeding off the cicada eggs. "They're microscopic, so you can't really see the itch ...

Discover why your skin feels itchier at night and learn practical ways to stop nighttime itching for better sleep.

We scraped his skin, observed it under a microscope, and there it was: a scabies mite that caused the unbearable itch. When we informed John about the diagnosis and that he would be relieved of his ...

Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

When they mites bite, they release a digestive enzyme that allows the chigger to drink skin tissue without burrowing into it. Due to this enzyme, the itching is most uncomfortable in the first one ...

Itchy skin without a rash can be an annoying problem, especially if it’s long-lasting and you can’t find relief. Persistent ...

You shed about 15 million skin cells each night ... it gets worse. Dust mites and their feces produce proteins that cause red and itchy eyes, runny noses, and other cold-like symptoms in people ...

This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...

The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an outbreak of scabies in its building on Middlesex Street, ...