Occasionally, a type of mite carried on dogs (Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis) may infect humans.
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Sarcoptic Mange is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which also causes human scabies.
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Scabies is a relatively contagious infection caused by a tiny mite called Sarcoptes scabiei.
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The itch-insect (Sarcoptes scabiei) is a well-known human parasite, so minute that it was not discovered until the end of the 18th century, and " the itch " was treated medicinally as a rash.