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What is this?

*<font color="white"> This is a mite. It has short, stumpy legs, making it a burrowing mite. This is ''Sarcoptes scabiei'' var canis, the sarcoptic mange mite of dogs. </font>

*<font color="white"> This is a mite. It has short, stumpy legs, making it a burrowing mite. This is ''Sarcoptes scabiei'' var canis, the sarcoptic mange mite of dogs. IMPORTANT: sarcoptic mange mites are not easy to find. Even a good skin scrape may only yield a single mite (or none at all). Therefore it is important to scan the ENTIRE slide for mites. Usually they are still moving, making them a little easier to spot. Sometimes all that can be found is an egg and, if you can identify it as such, this is enough to make a diagnosis. The author uses the x10 objective to scan slides for sarcoptic mange mites. As you can see from the previous picture, they can be easy to miss under the x4. </font>

Can this condition affect the owner?  

Can this condition affect the owner?