No, a Woman Wasn't 'Eaten Alive' By Scabies. Here's What Likely Happened.
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | April 30, 2018 05:09pm ET
An elderly woman in a Georgia nursing home died after reportedly being "eaten alive" by scabies, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites. But can these mites really kill a person?
Experts say that while the mites themselves don't directly lead to death, they can set the stage for serious, and potentially fatal, bacterial infections.
https://www.livescience.com/62441-scabies-death.html
