The Itch: Scabies

by Craig

Scabies is a parasitic disease caused by the human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows through the skin leading to an intensely itchy rash. The scabies mite, which is just smaller than can be visualized by the naked eye (to most), mates and lays eggs in the human skin which hatch and mature, thereby propagating its life cycle.

A diagnosis of scabies causes many patients anxiety and consternation. The Itch: Scabies details the essential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192848402
• ISBN13: 9780192848406
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"