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Mange (/ ˈ m eɪ n dʒ /) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. [1] Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange", or colloquially "the mange", suggesting poor condition of the skin and fur due to the infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals.
Sarcoptic mange affects domestic animals and similar infestations in domestic fowls cause the disease known as "scaly leg". The effects of S. scabiei are the most well-known, causing "scabies", or "the itch". The adult female mite, having been fertilized, burrows into the skin (usually at the hands or wrists, but other parts of the body may ...
Notoedric mange, also referred to as Feline scabies, is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by an ectoparasitic and skin burrowing mite Notoedres cati (Acarina, Sarcoptidae). N. cati is primarily a parasite of felids , but it can also infest rodents , lagomorphs , and occasionally also dogs and foxes.
There are two major types of mange caused by different types of mites, Sarcoptic Mange, sometimes known as scabies, or Demodectic Mange, sometimes known as red mange or demodex.
This is typically caused by sarcoptic mites. Sarcoptes scabiei is an example: it infests many species of mammals, including humans. Other common sarcoptic mites are in the genus Notoedres, and the genus Knemidokoptes (or Cnemidocoptes) which infest birds.
These mites burrow into the skin of their host, causing sarcoptic mange, predominantly affecting even-toed ungulates. Pregnant female mites tunnel into the host’s stratum corneum and deposit eggs. The young mites, after hatching, move across the skin and molt into the nymphal stage, where they may harbor the bacterial pathogen Bacillus ...
One of the most common health issues I see with young puppies not in for routine health care is garbage gut, a bacterial infection of the GI tract that presents as vomiting and diarrhea. It may be ...
Sarcoptic mange is transmissible to humans who come into prolonged contact with infested animals, [65] and is distinguished from human scabies by its distribution on skin surfaces covered by clothing. Scabies-infected domestic fowl develop what is known as "scaly leg".