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  2. Scabies - Wikipedia

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    A study has demonstrated that scabies is markedly reduced in populations taking ivermectin regularly; [51] the drug is widely used for treating scabies and other parasitic diseases, particularly among the poor and disadvantaged in the tropics, beginning with the developer Merck providing the drug at no cost to treat onchocerciasis from 1987. [52]

  3. Sarcoptes scabiei - Wikipedia

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    Sarcoptes is a genus of skin parasites, and part of the larger family of mites collectively known as "scab mites". They are also related to the scab mite Psoroptes, also a mite that infests the skin of domestic animals. Sarcoptic mange affects domestic animals and similar infestations in domestic fowls cause the disease known as "scaly leg".

  4. Ectoparasitic infestation - Wikipedia

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    An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. [1] Examples: Scabies; Crab louse (pubic lice) Pediculosis (head lice) [2] Gamasoidosis (avian mites) Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)

  5. Mites of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Vernacular terms to describe diseases caused by mites include scab, mange, and scabies. Mites and ticks have substantially different biology from, and are classed separately from, insects (the class Insecta). Mites of domestic animals cause important types of skin disease, and some mites infest other organs. Diagnosis of mite infestations can ...

  6. Parasitology - Wikipedia

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    A few years later, in 1687, the Italian biologists Giovanni Cosimo Bonomo and Diacinto Cestoni published that scabies is caused by the parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei, marking scabies as the first disease of humans with a known microscopic causative agent. [7]

  7. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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    Scabies can also be spread to sexual partners due to skin-to-skin contact. In addition to the medicinal treatment, some housecleaning is highly recommended to ensure eradication. “Wash all ...

  8. Mite - Wikipedia

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    This last type includes the commercially destructive Varroa parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species are harmless to humans, but a few are associated with allergies or may transmit diseases. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of mites is called acarology.

  9. Acariasis - Wikipedia

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    Mites can be associated with disease in at least three different ways: (1) cutaneous dermatitis, (2) production of allergin, and (3) as a vector for parasitic diseases. The language used to describe mite infestation often does not distinguish among these. [citation needed]

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