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escabiasis

English translation: scabies

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Spanish term or phrase:	escabiasis
English translation:	scabies
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10:55 Dec 13, 2005

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Spanish term or phrase: escabiasis

The word appears in a discussion of contagious and infectious diseases. Google produces "scabiasis" in English articles, but most of the sources are not from English-speaking countries, so "scabiasis" seems suspect to me.

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scabies

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Salud P blica de M co - Nosocomial outbreak of scabies from a ... - [ Translate this page ]ARTÍCULO BREVE. Brote intrahospitalario de escabiasis, a partir de un caso de sarna noruega. Nosocomial outbreak of scabies from a Norwegian scabies case ...
www.scielosp.org/ scielo.php?pid=S0036-36342004000300015&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

[PDF] 070695 The Treatment of Scabies with IvermectinFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
that the ectoparasitic disease scabies might be treated. with ivermectin. ... Macotela-Ruiz E, Peña-Gonzalez G. Tratamiento de la escabiasis con iver- ...
content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/333/1/26.pdf - Similar pages

[PDF] Escabiasis en un paciente inmunosuprimidoFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Palabras clave: Escabiasis, inmunodeficiencia, ivermectina. ABSTRACT. Scabies is a ectoparasitoses highly contagious caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var humanus ...
www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/derma/cd-2005/cd051g.pdf - Supplemental Result - Similar pages

"sca·bies (skā'bēz)
n., pl. scabies.
A contagious skin disease caused by a parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) and characterized by intense itching.
A similar disease in animals, especially sheep."
http://www.answers.com/scabies&r=67