Doctors report 'nightmare' surge in scabies amid shortage of medicines to treat the highly contagious itchy skin condition that's caused by tiny mites
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A 'nightmare' surge in scabies cases poses a major public health concern, experts warned today.
Scabies is an intense itchy and bumpy rash caused by the saliva, eggs and faeces of the parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei, with symptoms sometimes lasting for months.
The Swedish company Everdrone is launching a newly developed drone (E3) designed to enable both more frequent and faster deployments to emergency calls. The drone can also be equipped to carry both defibrillators and other emergency medical equipment.
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