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Mite Infestations
Medical Definition: | Infestations with arthropods of the subclass ACARI, superorder Acariformes. |
Also Called: | Mange |
Scabies - A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body. | |
Trombiculiasis - Infestation with mites of the genus Trombicula, whose larvae carry the rickettsial agent of scrub typhus. |
Mite Infestations Medical Definitions and Terms
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