What is scabes?
Scabies (from Latin: scabere, "to scratch"), known colloquially as the seven-year itch, is a contagious skin infection that occurs among humans and other animals. It is caused by a tiny and usually not directly visible parasite, the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the host's skin, causing intense allergic itching.
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Scabies is a transmissible ectoparasite skin infection characterized by superficial burrows, intense pruritus (itching) and-more?
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An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite
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Scabies is an infestation by the itch mite.They burrow into the skin to produce intense itching, which tends to be worse at night.
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Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the microscopic mite Sarcoptes scabei.
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Scabies is caused by a type of mite. It is very contagious.These mites burrow, or tunnel, under the outer layer of skin.
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