Cases of scabies have increased across the country
Hundreds of people across Yorkshire have been treated in hospital for a rare skin disease, show new figures.
Read More: Fury as 'shameless' Arriva treats bus passengers with 'contempt' over plans for 'savage' cuts to West Yorkshire routes In Doncaster and York, measles was more prominent, with 20 diagnosed in Doncaster, compared with none a year earlier, and ten in York, compared with none a year earlier. Measles usually starts with cold-like symptoms, before it develops into a rash.Across England, attendances resulting in a measles diagnosis increased five-fold, to 2,305 visits last year. This was the largest increase among any condition with at least 1,000 hospitalisations in England.
"The Government has a choice as to whether it wants to perpetuate the current numbers of families living in poverty."
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