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[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Ellywa 2005,Wikimedia Commons]]
 
[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Ellywa 2005,Wikimedia Commons]]
 
[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Joel Mills 2006,Wikimedia Commons]]
 
[[Image:Sarcoptes scabei 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Sarcoptes scabei'' - Joel Mills 2006,Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Scabies human skin pruritis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Scabies on human skin resulting in pruritus - Wikimedia Commons]]
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[[Image:Scabies human skin pruritis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Scabies on human skin resulting in pruritus - Geary 2006,Wikimedia Commons]]
    
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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