scabies
MONDO:0004525Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names scabies yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A contagious skin infection that is caused by the burrowing parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, and is characterized by intense itching and small, raised red spots in the area of the mite burrows.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004525), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: scabies
- Also called
- Sarcoptes scabiei caused disease or disorderSarcoptes scabiei disease or disorderSarcoptes scabiei infectious diseasesarcoptic itch