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Sarcoptes scabiei
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Sarcoptes sca·bi·e·i (skb-)
n.
The itch mite, varieties of which affect humans and various animals and cause scabies and mange.
Sarcoptes scabiei
[särkop′tēz skā′bē·ī]
Etymology: Gk, sarx + koptein, to cut; L, scabere, to scratch
the genus of itch mite that causes scabies. See also Norwegian scabies.
Sarcoptes scabiei
Itch mite The globally distributed arthropod responsible for crusted scabies; its modus operandi is to burrow serpiginous subcutaneous tracks, laying eggs and evoking pruritus. See Crusted scabies, Scabies.
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