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2. Scabies - Wikipedia

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   A photomicrograph of an itch mite (S. scabiei) Scabies may be diagnosed clinically in geographical areas where it is common when diffuse itching presents along with either a lesion in two typical spots or itchiness is present in another household member. [15] The classical sign of scabies is the burrow made by a mite within the skin. [15]

3. Sarcoptes scabiei - Wikipedia

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   Sarcoptes scabiei (/sɑːrˈkɒptiːz skeɪˈbiːaɪ/ Traditional English pronunciation of Latin) or the itch mite is a parasitic mite found in all parts of the world that burrows into skin and causes scabies. Humans become infested by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis; [1] other mammals can be

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

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   Chiggers and scabies are the mites that bite. Yep, both of these little biters are actually mites, which makes them arachnids, not insects. ... They can cause a persistent, maddening itch for ...

5. Mite - Wikipedia

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   Mites which colonize human skin are the cause of several types of itchy skin rashes, such as gamasoidosis, [51] rodent mite dermatitis, [52] grain itch, [53] grocer's itch, [53] and scabies; Sarcoptes scabiei is a parasitic mite responsible for scabies, which is one of the three most common skin disorders in children. [54]

6. What Is Scabies? This Skin Infestation Causes an Itchy ... - AOL

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   The condition can be passed from person to person through sexual or close skin-to-skin contact.

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   Scabies is a relatively common skin infestation, caused by an immune response to a mite, and not an infection or virus or bacteria. Scabies is a nuisance that is similar to head lice and is not ...

8. Acariasis - Wikipedia

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   Sarcoptes in humans is especially severe symptomatically, and causes the condition scabies noted above. [citation needed] Another genus of mite which causing itching but rarely causes hair loss because it burrows only at the keratin level, is Cheyletiella. Various species of this genus of mite also affect a wide variety of mammals, including ...

9. List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions - Wikipedia

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   Tropical rat mite: Rodent mite dermatitis Ornithonyssus bursa: Bird mite Tropical fowl mite: Gamasoidosis Ornithonyssus sylviarum: Bird mite Northern fowl mite Gamasoidosis Psoroptidae spp: Carpet mite: Feather pillow dermatitis: Pyemotes herfsi: Itch mite: Grain itch Sarcoptes scabiei: Itch mite: Scabies: Trombicula alfreddugesi: Chigger ...