: any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
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Keeping pets up to date on their flea, tick and parasite medications is very important to protect their overall health, Cortright said, protecting not only against the blood-sucking bugs but also against mites and mange.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, the team traveled to an impoverished village near Mandalay where nearly 400 homes were lost in the earthquake to feed, vaccinate, deworm and treat pets for mange and other health issues, according to Dr. Shroff.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Muirhead knew Steven's severe case of mange was treatable but also understood that the puppy was at risk of being euthanized at the partner shelter.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Another major threat to the species is mange, an infectious skin disease caused by mites that could be fatal if left untreated - and could affect humans who touch them.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, the team traveled to an impoverished village near Mandalay where nearly 400 homes were lost in the earthquake to feed, vaccinate, deworm and treat pets for mange and other health issues, according to Dr. Shroff.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Muirhead knew Steven's severe case of mange was treatable but also understood that the puppy was at risk of being euthanized at the partner shelter.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Another major threat to the species is mange, an infectious skin disease caused by mites that could be fatal if left untreated - and could affect humans who touch them.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Mange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mange. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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mange
noun
: any of several contagious skin diseases of domestic animals and sometimes human beings that are marked especially by itching and loss of hair and are caused by tiny mites
Medical Definition
mange
noun
: any of various more or less severe, persistent, and contagious skin diseases that are marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair and that affect domestic animals or sometimes humans
especially
: a skin disease caused by a minute parasitic mite of Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Chorioptes, or related genera that burrows in or lives on the skin or by one of the genus Demodex that lives in the hair follicles or sebaceous glands see chorioptic mange, demodectic mange, sarcoptic mange, scabies
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