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Parasite Infestation (Scabies 2012)
Parasite Infestation (Scabies 2012)
First nymph
male
Burrows
Into the
skin 2nd nymph
Female
2to3 mm
at night
The life cycle is completed in 8-15 days. The
female mite burrows into the skin, and tunnels
through the upper layers of the epidermis,
depositing fertile eggs.
Six-legged larvae hatch from these eggs , leave
the tunnel, and form a lateral branch. Once in
place the larvae eat, molt, and transform into
eight-legged nymphs.
The female has 2 nymphal stages, the male only
a single one.
After fertilization, young adult female begin
construction of a new tunnel.
The male excavates lateral pockets
in the burrows
The female during her life span 0f 4-
5 weeks deposits up to40-50 eggs,
2-4 at a time, in the burrow.
The female may survive off the
host for 2-3 days at room
temperature.
Mode of transmission