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Caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis, it produces intense, itchy skin rashes when the impregnated female tunnels into the stratum corneum of the skin and deposits eggs in the burrow. The larvae, which hatch in 3-10 days, move about on the skin, molt into a "nymphal" stage, and then mature into adult mites. The adult mites live 3-4 weeks in the host/'s skin. 
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign organism. An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host/'s resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, vir...
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Scabies as related to Infections
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A fertilised female mite can only initiate successful scabies infections. Female mites rarely leave their burrows, and if removed by scratching and remain undamaged, they will ...
- SSHA - Scabies
Scabies What is it? This is caused by a tiny little insect/mite. The female burrows into the skin laying 2 to 3 eggs per day which take about 10 days to turn into adult mites.
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