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Scabies burrows on a babies foot
Keywords: Child, Parasitic mite, Peeling skin, Plantar foot, Sarcoptes scabiei infestation, Scabies burrows
Scabies is a transmissible skin disease caused by the ectoparasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. This variant infests humans only; scabies cannot be caught or transferred to other animals.
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