Mites which infest humans and animals. Sarcoptes scabei hominis causes human SCABIES. Other species infest dogs (sarcoptic mange), cats and birds.
n. a genus of small oval mites. The female of S. scabiei, the scabies mite, tunnels into the skin, where it lays its eggs. The presence of the mites causes severe irritation, which eventually leads to *scabies.
A parasitic skin diseases caused by the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, presenting often as intensely itchy papules, vesicles, or tiny linear burrows containing scabies mites and their eggs. Lesions are often found around finger webs, skin folds and flexures, the abdominal region and external genitalia (especially in men). Often associated with a rash on the body, but usually sparing the face.... scabies
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