Acariasis in animals is caused by a variety of mites (class Arachnida, subclass Acari). Additional families and species of mites are found on wild and exotic animals. Most mites live on or in the skin, feathers or mucous membranes, but a few species are endoparasites. Acariasis is a term for a rash, caused by mites, sometimes with a papillae (pruritic dermatitis) or papule (papular urticaria), and usually accompanied by a hive (urticaria) and severe itching sensations. An example of such an infection is scabies or gamasoidosis. The closely related term, mange, is commonly used with domestic animals (pets) and also livestock and wild mammals, whenever hair-loss is involved. Sarcoptes and Demodex species are involved in mange, but both of these genera are also involved in human skin diseases (by convention only, not called mange). Sarcoptes in humans is especially severe symptomatically,
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