- PART 1 Introduction
- PART 2 Bacterial, chlamydial, and rickettsial zoonoses
- PART 3 Viral zoonoses
- PART 4 Parasitic zoonoses
- Chapter 42 African trypanosomosis
- Chapter 43 American trypanosomosis (Chagas disease)
- Chapter 44 The Leishmanioses
- Chapter 45 <i>Giardia</i> infections
- Chapter 46 Cryptosporidiosis
- Chapter 47 Toxoplasmosis, sarcocystosis, isosporosis, and cyclosporosis
- Chapter 48 Babesiosis and malaria
- Chapter 49 Microsporidiosis
- Chapter 50 Blastocystosis
- Chapter 51 Cysticercosis and taeniosis: Taenia solium, Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica
- Chapter 52 Other adult and larval cestodes
- Chapter 53 Cystic echinococcosis
- Chapter 54 Alveolar echinococcosis (<i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i>)
- Chapter 55 Zoonotic schistosomosis (schistosomiasis)
- Chapter 56 Other non-<i>Fasciola</i> trematode infections
- Chapter 57 Strongyloidosis
- Chapter 58 Capillariosis
- Chapter 59 <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> and Human angiostrongylosis
- Chapter 60 Zoonotic infections with filarial nematodes
- Chapter 61 Trichinellosis
- Chapter 62 Zoonotic hookworm infections
- Chapter 63 Anisakiosis (Anisakidosis)
- Chapter 64 Toxocarosis
- Chapter 65 Trichostrongylidosis
- Chapter 66 Scabies and other mite infections
- Chapter 67 Flea infestations
- Chapter 68 The Myiases
- Chapter 69 Histoplasmosis
- Chapter 70 Zoonotic infections with dermatophyte fungi
- Chapter 71 Occasional, miscellaneous, and opportunistic parasites and fungi
- Chapter 72 Fasciolosis
(p. 801) Scabies and other mite infections
- Chapter:
- (p. 801) Scabies and other mite infections
- Author(s):
K. E. Mounsey
and S. F. Walton
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198570028.003.0073
Acariasis in humans and animals is caused by a diversity of parasitic mites taxonomically grouped into the class Arachnida, subclass Acari. The zoonotic species that can transfer from birds and animals to man (e.g. Cheyletiella spp; Dermanyssus spp and Ornithonyssus spp) are important in that they often cause major skin irritation or a hypersensitivity reactions or alternatively act as vectors of diseases such as scrub typhus. Like ticks the lifecycle of mites involves four life stages of development. The female mite lays eggs on the host or in the environment; the eggs hatch into larvae and pass through two nymphal stages. All stages have eight legs except the six-legged larva. Transmission is predominantly via direct contact between hosts; however fomites have been recognised as a potential source of infestation although the importance of this is variable and dependent on the ability of the mite to survive in the environment. The geographic range of most zoonotic species is worldwide although some varieties may be rare or non-existent in some countries. No developmental change or propagation of the organism occurs during the transmission.
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- PART 1 Introduction
- PART 2 Bacterial, chlamydial, and rickettsial zoonoses
- PART 3 Viral zoonoses
- PART 4 Parasitic zoonoses
- Chapter 42 African trypanosomosis
- Chapter 43 American trypanosomosis (Chagas disease)
- Chapter 44 The Leishmanioses
- Chapter 45 <i>Giardia</i> infections
- Chapter 46 Cryptosporidiosis
- Chapter 47 Toxoplasmosis, sarcocystosis, isosporosis, and cyclosporosis
- Chapter 48 Babesiosis and malaria
- Chapter 49 Microsporidiosis
- Chapter 50 Blastocystosis
- Chapter 51 Cysticercosis and taeniosis: Taenia solium, Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica
- Chapter 52 Other adult and larval cestodes
- Chapter 53 Cystic echinococcosis
- Chapter 54 Alveolar echinococcosis (<i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i>)
- Chapter 55 Zoonotic schistosomosis (schistosomiasis)
- Chapter 56 Other non-<i>Fasciola</i> trematode infections
- Chapter 57 Strongyloidosis
- Chapter 58 Capillariosis
- Chapter 59 <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> and Human angiostrongylosis
- Chapter 60 Zoonotic infections with filarial nematodes
- Chapter 61 Trichinellosis
- Chapter 62 Zoonotic hookworm infections
- Chapter 63 Anisakiosis (Anisakidosis)
- Chapter 64 Toxocarosis
- Chapter 65 Trichostrongylidosis
- Chapter 66 Scabies and other mite infections
- Chapter 67 Flea infestations
- Chapter 68 The Myiases
- Chapter 69 Histoplasmosis
- Chapter 70 Zoonotic infections with dermatophyte fungi
- Chapter 71 Occasional, miscellaneous, and opportunistic parasites and fungi
- Chapter 72 Fasciolosis