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  2. Mange - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Demodicosis - Wikipedia

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    Demodicosis / ˌ d ɛ m ə d ə ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s /, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans [1] and demodectic mange (/ d ɛ m ə ˈ d ɛ k t ɪ k /) or red mange in animals, is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex spp. as the host's immune system is unable to keep the mites under control.

  4. Dog skin disorders - Wikipedia

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    Dogs can be infested with contagious lice. Other ectoparasites, including flea and tick infestations are not considered directly contagious but are acquired from an environment where other infested hosts have established the parasite's life cycle. Ringworm is a fungal infection that can be contagious to other dogs as well as humans. [10]

  5. Moment Mange-Infected Puppy 'Falls in Love' with Pets From ...

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    Every inch of his mange-infected skin tells the story of his four months of life so far," the shelter wrote in the caption. The comments section was so emotional. "He needed that in so many ways ...

  6. Mites of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Chorioptes bovis infestations are found on cattle, sheep and horses but do not cause the severe reactions associated with Psoroptes mites. Other common psoroptic mites are in the genera Chorioptes and Otodectes. Otodectes cynotis infestations in the ears of dogs are a common problem. Psoroptes ovis (arrowed) on skin, histological section

  7. Sarcoptes scabiei - Wikipedia

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    Humans become infested by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis; [1] other mammals can be infested with different varieties of the mite. They include wild and domesticated dogs and cats (in which it is one cause of mange), ungulates, wild boars, bovids, wombats, [2] koalas, and great apes. [3] Human scabies mite seen under an optical microscope (x20)

  8. Notoedric mange - Wikipedia

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    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.

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    People with ADHD will often have a chronic history of having running to-do lists, with little success in getting the list done, consistently choosing fun over boring tasks, having actual ...