Skabies — meaning in English

English meaning

• mange noun A skin disease in mammals caused by burrowing mites, causing itching and hair loss.
• scabies noun A contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites burrowing under the skin, causing intense itching.

Senses

Skabies is used for these senses in English:

• mange (veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
• scabies (pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

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