The most effective strategies to prevent and manage the spread of a Victorian sickness now sweeping the United Kingdom have been made public.
People may suddenly discover cuts and pimples on their skin as Britain becomes colder and darker in the run-up to Christmas.
Although some could attribute it to the reduction in temperature, scabies, a disease that was previously common in Victorian England, may be to blame.
GP diagnoses are “above the five-year average and rising, with the north of England seeing a spike in cases,” according to Professor Kamila Hawthorne, head of the Royal College of GPs, who spoke to the BBC.
Notably, scabies may exacerbate eczema, but it is not the same condition. The main distinction is that eczema is not contagious, but scabies is.
