sarcoptid

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Noun1.Sarcoptid - whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animalssarcoptid - whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
itch mite
mite - any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
genus Sarcoptes, Sarcoptes - type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
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Pathogenesis resembles that of sarcoptid mites in mammals, where mechanical trauma from mite burrowing and excretory and secretory products from the mites contribute to skin disease.
Mange caused by a novel Micnemidocoptes mite in a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Several nonhuman species of sarcoptid mites can cause human scabies, particularly in immunocompromised individuals, with itching, inflammation, and alopecia.
See www.cpsc.gov/library.); (3) provision of improved access for personal hygiene and health care for all displaced, homeless, or institutionalized persons; and (4) aggressive control of outbreaks of zoonotic scabies with the potential for human transmission caused by the sarcoptid mites of various wild and domestic animals, especially cats, dogs, camels, pigs, horses.
Endemic mite-transmitted dermatoses and infectious diseases in the south
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