Ectoparasitic infestation
Medical condition
Ectoparasitic infestation | |
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Specialty | Infectious disease |
An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.[1]
Examples:
- Scabies
- Crab louse (pubic lice)
- Pediculosis (head lice)[2]
- Gamasoidosis (avian mites)
- Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)
See also
- Ectoparasiticide
References
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