They may use a magnifying glass to look for lice or signs of lice, such as their eggs. Scabies is a skin disease caused by a mite that burrows under the skin. It causes intense itching, particularly ...

Medically reviewed by Ronald Lubelchek, MD Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers ...