sarcoptic mange
noun
sar·cop·tic mange
(ˌ)sär-ˈkäp-tik- 
: mange caused by mites (genus Sarcoptes) burrowing in the skin especially of the head and face
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The vet made a near-midnight house call to Cher’s hotel suite and determined the cur had a case of highly contagious sarcoptic mange.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
California wildlife officials also recently reported that the state’s southernmost wolf pack in Tulare County is suffering from sarcoptic mange, a disease caused by parasitic mites that can cause itchy skin lesions and hair loss.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The population is largely healthy, though the Yellowstone wolves have suffered from diseases like distemper and a skin infection known as sarcoptic mange, which is transmitted by mites.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Revolution is a popular brand of monthly topical medication that not only protects against fleas and heartworms but also ear mites, sarcoptic mange, and ticks.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
Treating circulating microfilariae in heartworm-positive canines, adult fleas, flea infestations, and sarcoptic mange, as well as other common intestinal parasites including roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2022
Fipronil also kills deer ticks, brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, long star ticks, chewing lice, and mites that cause sarcoptic mange.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2022
This product can also be used to treat sarcoptic mange and demodicosis.
—Doggie Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022
The product is also highly effective against demodectic and sarcoptic mange.
—Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
California wildlife officials also recently reported that the state’s southernmost wolf pack in Tulare County is suffering from sarcoptic mange, a disease caused by parasitic mites that can cause itchy skin lesions and hair loss.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The population is largely healthy, though the Yellowstone wolves have suffered from diseases like distemper and a skin infection known as sarcoptic mange, which is transmitted by mites.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Revolution is a popular brand of monthly topical medication that not only protects against fleas and heartworms but also ear mites, sarcoptic mange, and ticks.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
Treating circulating microfilariae in heartworm-positive canines, adult fleas, flea infestations, and sarcoptic mange, as well as other common intestinal parasites including roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2022
Fipronil also kills deer ticks, brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, long star ticks, chewing lice, and mites that cause sarcoptic mange.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2022
This product can also be used to treat sarcoptic mange and demodicosis.
—Doggie Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022
The product is also highly effective against demodectic and sarcoptic mange.
—Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
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