Territory Stories

Scabies

Details:

Title

Scabies,

Creator

Northern Territory. Department of Health. Centre for Disease Control,

Collection

E-Publications, PublicationNT, E-Books,

Date

2015-08,

Abstract

Scabies is a skin condition caused by a microscopic mite called Sarcoptes scabiei. The mites burrow under the skin and the females lay eggs. The itch results from the inflammatory response to mite excreta and other components.,

Notes

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),

Language

English,

Subject

Sarcoptes, Scabiei, Skin, Itchiness, Factsheet, Scabies,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

File type

application/pdf,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Related links

http://docs.prosentient.com.au/prosentientjspui/handle/10137/1246 [Department of Health],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/831912,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/831912

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/831921,