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Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers

Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers
by May R. Berenbaum, John Parker Sherrod (Illustrator)

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sca·bi·o·pho·bi·a -- n. 

1.  The fear of scabies.

Facts About Scabies

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Scabies is a contagious (catching) disorder of the skin caused by very small, wingless insects or mites called the Human Itch mite or Scabies itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis (Hering). The female insect burrows into the skin where she lays 1 - 3 eggs daily. A very small, hard to see, zigzag blister usually marks the trail of the insect as she lays her eggs. Other more obvious symptoms are an intense itching (especially at night) and a red rash that can occur at the area that has been scratched... (Read More)

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