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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:8295 - scabies

Disease Ontology Definition:A mite infestation that is a contagious ectoparasite skin infection caused by human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei type hominis, which burrows into the upper layer of the skin but never below the stratum corneum causing severe itching and a rash found on the hands, folds of the wrist, elbow or knee, penis, breast, and shoulder blades.

Synonyms: Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei, Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, Sarcoptic itch,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0004525 - scabies


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): mite infestation (is_a)