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The Itch - Scabies (Paperback)
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The Itch - Scabies (Paperback)
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Scabies is a parasitic disease caused by the human itch mite
Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows through the skin leading to an
intensely itchy rash. The scabies mite, which is just smaller than
can be visualized by the naked eye (to most), mates and lays eggs
in the human skin which hatch and mature, thereby propagating its
life cycle. A diagnosis of scabies causes many patients anxiety and
consternation. The Itch: Scabies details the essential clinic
details of scabies - what it is, how to diagnose it, how to treat
it, and examines common pitfalls in its recognition and cure. The
methods of transmission of scabies and its level of contagiousness
are also discussed in detail. Accounts of scabies date back to
antiquity; this book reveals a history which is replete with
medical and scientific missteps. The scabies mite was in fact the
first infectious organism to ever be discovered, which represents a
underrecognized landmark in the development of modern medicine. In
spite of this, however, because it cannot be easily studied in the
lab, our current knowledge of scabies is somewhat limited. Much of
our current clinical understanding of scabies derives from a most
unusual set of human experiments performed on conscientious
objectors by Kenneth Mellanby in Britain during World War II.
Through its use of clinical vignettes and images, this book brings
the fascinating story of scabies to light and will be of interest
to medical practitioners, historians of medicine, and the general
public alike.
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