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Scabies

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PATHOGENS

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, an obligate parasite, the "itch mite" burrows and reproduces under human skin. Transmission by prolonged skin-to-skin contact.
Scabere, to scratch, from Latin. Pruritis due to intense hypersensitivity reaction generated by mite, ova, and excrement, which occurs 2-6 wks after infestation.[7]

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Last updated: March 19, 2015

Citation

Spacek, Lisa A. "Scabies." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide, 19 June 2018, https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545188/all/Scabies. Accessed 19 June 2018.

Spacek LA. (Published June 19, 2018). Scabies. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, Johns Hopkins Guide. Retrieved from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545188/all/Scabies

Spacek, L. A. Scabies. Johns Hopkins Guide. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545188/all/Scabies. Published 2018.

Spacek LA. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide [Internet]. c2018. Scabies; Johns Hopkins Guide. [cited 2018 June 19]; Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545188/all/Scabies

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