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Scabies (/ ˈ s k eɪ b iː z, ˈ s k eɪ b i iː z /; [10] also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) [1] is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, [1] [3] variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. [11] The most common symptoms are severe itchiness and a pimple-like ...
The seven-year itch is a popular belief, sometimes asserted to have statistical validity, that happiness in a marriage or long-term romantic relationship declines after around seven years. [ 1 ] The phrase was used in the title of the 1952 play The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod , and gained popularity following the 1955 film adaptation ...
Seven Year Itch: 1982–1989, a 1999 compilation album by Platinum Blonde; Seven Year Itch: Greatest Hits, 1994–2001, a 2001 compilation album by Collective Soul; The Seven Year Itch (Angelica album), 2002; The Seven Year Itch (Siouxsie and the Banshees album), 2003; Seven Year Itch (Etta James album), 1988
Itch in contrast creates a scratch reflex, which draws one to the affected skin site. Itch generates stimulus of a foreign object underneath or upon the skin and also the urge to remove it. For example, responding to a local itch sensation is an effective way to remove insects from one's skin.
The scene from "Seven Year Itch" in which Marilyn Monroe's white cocktail dress gets buffeted up to her waist is one of the most iconic in film history, but now, thanks to some old home-shot ...
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Tinea cruris (crotch itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, ringworm of the groin) Tinea faciei; Tinea imbricata (tokelau) Tinea incognito; Tinea manuum; Tinea nigra (superficial phaeohyphomycosis, tinea nigra palmaris et plantaris) Tinea pedis (athlete's foot, ringworm of the foot)
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