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SARCOPTES SCABIEI [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Diseases
  • Digestive Tract
Universal entry(ies)
Sarcoptes scabiei
Latin
DEF

Sarcoptes scabiei(DeG.), family Sarcoptidae, a mite which infests man and other animals. In man it causes itch and in animals mange.

OBS

An insect of the order Acari, family Sarcoptidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Appareil digestif
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sarcoptes scabiei
Latin
OBS

Un insecte de l'ordre des acariens, famille des sarcoptidés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Aparato digestivo
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Sarcoptes scabiei
Latin
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Record 2 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A substance that kills the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis which causes scabies.

CONT

Scabies can be spread by the insect itself or by the egg. Prompt action is required to rid a person of the insects and eggs. Sulfur has been used (6 - 10% in lotion or cream) since Roman times as a scabicide, but you might be allergic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Substance qui a la propriété de tuer le parasite de la gale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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Record 3 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Chemistry
OBS

An ectoparasiticide and ovicide effective against Sarcoptes scabiei(scabies) and their ova.

Key term(s)
  • Aphtiria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Chimie
OBS

[Poudre utilisée] en application locale pour lutter contre les poux de tête et de corps (morpions). [...] Tue les parasites tels que les poux (de tête ou de corps) ou la gale. [...] rovoque parfois une irritation locale ou un eczéma. [Poudre] contre-indiquée en cas d'allergie au lindane.

Key term(s)
  • Aphtiria

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A small spherical protrusion of the epidermis as a blister or vesicle.

CONT

The scabies mite(Sarcoptes scabiei)... burrows are slightly raised, curved, or tortuous gray lines, 5 to 15 mm long, and at the end of each is a female, a minute pearly bleb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Gonflement d'une partie du corps.

CONT

On réalise une anesthésie locale de la zone de dénudation, sur le dos du pied à environ 2 à 3 cm de la base du gros orteil. 3 à 4 ml de xylocaïne sont ainsi injectés dans le tissu cellulaire sous-cutané de manière à entraîner une boursoufflure de celui-ci.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «boursoufflure».

OBS

boursoufflure : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
CONT

Sarcoptic mange occurs in all species causing a severe itching dermatitis.... The causative mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is usually considered to have a number of subspecies each specific to a particular host and designated S. scabiei var. bovis, S. scabiei var. suis etc., but this host-specificity is not complete and transference from one host species to another can occur,...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
CONT

[...] chez l'animal, plusieurs parasites, appartenant à des genres différents (Sarcoptes, Otodectes, Psoroptes, etc.), sont responsables des gales. Le même parasite peut être retrouvé chez plusieurs animaux, et un animal peut héberger différents agents des gales. On parle donc de gales sarcoptiques, de gales notoédriques, de gales psoroptiques, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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Record 6 2005-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

A contagious dermatitis of humans caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei hominis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

Affection cutanée strictement chez l'humain, due à un parasite de l'ordre des acariens, Sarcoptes scabiei hominis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parasitosis
DEF

Conjunto de lesiones cutáneas provocadas por el Acarus scabiei o Sarcoptes scabiei.

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