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− | [[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Ellywa 2005,Wikimedia Commons]]
| + | {{Taxobox |
− | [[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Joel Mills 2006,Wikimedia Commons]] | + | |name =''Sarcoptes'' |
− | [[Image:Scabies human skin pruritus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Scabies on human skin resulting in pruritus - Geary 2006,Wikimedia Commons]] | + | |phylum =Arthropoda |
| + | |class =Arachnida |
| + | |order =Sarcoptiformes |
| + | |family =Sarcoptidae |
| + | |genus =Sarcoptes |
| + | |species =''S.scabei'' |
| + | }} |
| + | [[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Kalumet 2004,Wikimedia Commons]] |
| + | [[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Kalumet 2004,Wikimedia Commons]] |
| + | ==Introduction== |
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| Sarcoptes mites are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of dogs and foxes. They Cause [[Sarcoptic Mange]]. The mites prefer hairless skin and so begin on the hocks, elbows and pinnae. The mites are usually spread by direct host to host contact. | | Sarcoptes mites are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of dogs and foxes. They Cause [[Sarcoptic Mange]]. The mites prefer hairless skin and so begin on the hocks, elbows and pinnae. The mites are usually spread by direct host to host contact. |
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| Mite infection can be diagnosed with a skin scrape of a 'non-scratched' region. The presence of one Sarcoptes mite is diagnostic. | | Mite infection can be diagnosed with a skin scrape of a 'non-scratched' region. The presence of one Sarcoptes mite is diagnostic. |
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| + | |flashcards = [[Mites_Flashcards|Mites Flashcards]] |
| + | |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=Sarcoptes&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=64&y=11 ''Sarcoptes'' publications since 2000] |
| + | |Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=mite Mites] |
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