In man the disease is called scabies and mange in animals.
The scabies work was done only because a young (and, fortunately, rather brash) young research worker took it upon himself to tackle the problem.
My volunteers had been recruited for one purpose, the scabies studies.
For scabies, there is sometimes confusion with eczema but nocturnal pruritus is a particularly suggestive clinical feature helping to distinguish it.
The camp children were without exception 'undernourished'; most were ill, suffering from scabies and other ailments aggravated by malnutrition.
Scabies was rampant and affected whole families and large groups of children.
Most cases of zoonotic scabies are contracted from dogs.
My experience with scabies does not make me an enthusiast for such a system.
