A cocktail jigger is an important tool in a bartender's drink-making arsenal for crafting tasty, elegant adult beverages. But have you ever wondered why it is shaped like an hourglass? The answer is ...

Chigger larva, the troublemakers, are nearly microscopic. Chiggers belong to the Thrombiculidae family of mites. You don't ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Itchy bumps on the skin that aren't mosquito bites could be a symptom of several health conditions and reactions, including hives, other bug bites, and some skin ...

Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. You can get it if an infected chigger – larvae that grow into mites – bites you. Chiggers often ...

MKU receives Sh2 million for distributing 10,000 water backpacks and treating 1,000 children infested with jiggers. Programme in Marsabit and Kilifi counties. Award money to be spent to buy and instal ...