Difference between revisions of "Scabies"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (links) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Scabies''' is described by the United States Center for Disease Control as "an infestation of the skin with the microscopic mite ''Sarcoptes scabei''" with symptoms that include "pimple-like irritations, burrows or rash of the skin" (often on finger webbing, skin folds around the joints, or the penis, breasts or shoulder blades), "intense itching" all over the body (intensifying at night), and sores caused by scratching, which can become infected. | + | '''Scabies''' is described by the [[United States]] Center for Disease Control as "an infestation of the [[skin]] with the microscopic [[mite]] ''Sarcoptes scabei''" with symptoms that include "pimple-like irritations, burrows or rash of the skin" (often on finger webbing, skin folds around the joints, or the penis, breasts or shoulder blades), "intense itching" all over the body (intensifying at night), and sores caused by scratching, which can become infected. |
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Revision as of 03:58, November 26, 2008
Scabies is described by the United States Center for Disease Control as "an infestation of the skin with the microscopic mite Sarcoptes scabei" with symptoms that include "pimple-like irritations, burrows or rash of the skin" (often on finger webbing, skin folds around the joints, or the penis, breasts or shoulder blades), "intense itching" all over the body (intensifying at night), and sores caused by scratching, which can become infected.