Scabies

found: Dorland's medical dict., via WWW, July 24, 2005(scabies 1. a contagious dermatitis of humans and various wild and domestic animals caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei; the egg-laying female mite digs into the upper layer of the epidermis and makes raised sinuous burrows (cuniculi), which then cause a papular eruption accompanied by intense pruritus sometimes associated with eczema from scratching and secondary bacterial infection. Called also seven-year itch (in humans) and sarcoptic mange (in other animals). 2. psoroptic mange in cattle and horses caused by Psoroptes ovis)

found: Dermatologic disease database, via WWW, July 24, 2005(The parasite Sarcoptes scabiei is a tiny skin mite, almost impossible to see without a microscope. It causes a fiercely itchy skin condition known as scabies; human scabies)