plural scabies
: contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites (especially Sarcoptes scabiei)
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Currier also set up a surveillance system to quantify the problem of farm worker injuries and quantified the issue of head lice in schools and scabies in long-term care settings to help assist management in recognizing the infections.
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Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2021
There ain't no maybes, Bodylice, and crabs, Headlice, and scabies.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2011
He allegedly was infected multiple times with scabies and head lice.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
The NGOs reported people sleeping on floors and decks, the spread of fever-inducing infections and scabies, and food and medical supplies nearing depletion.
—Colleen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
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Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2021
There ain't no maybes, Bodylice, and crabs, Headlice, and scabies.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2011
He allegedly was infected multiple times with scabies and head lice.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
The NGOs reported people sleeping on floors and decks, the spread of fever-inducing infections and scabies, and food and medical supplies nearing depletion.
—Colleen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
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scabies
noun
sca·bies
ˈskā-bēz 
plural scabies
: an itch or mange caused by mites living as parasites under the skin
Medical Definition
scabies
noun
sca·bies
ˈskā-bēz
plural scabies
: contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites and especially by a mite of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei)
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