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  1. Scabies is a contagious infection of the skin 
  2. caused by the parasitic itch mite Sarcoptes 
  3. scabiei, which burrows under the skin to 
  4. deposit eggs. Treatment is by antiparasitic 
  5. creams and lotions.
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  7. Subject by: Andrew Longhorn
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