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Johnson, C. G. and Mellanby, K. 1942. The parasitology of human scabies. Parasitology. 34 (3/4), pp. 285-290. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182000016279
Authors | Johnson, C. G. and Mellanby, K. |
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Abstract | 1. An analysis has been made of the numbers and location of adult female Sarcoptes scabiei found on 886 men suffering from scabies 2. The average number of mites per man was 11·3. 52% of the cases had under six mites and only 3·6% over fifty. 3. 63% of the mites were found on the hands and wrists, 10·9% on the elbows, 9·2% on the feet, 8·4% on the genitals and 4% on the buttocks. 4. So-called ‘severe’ cases of scabies, showing widespread clinical symptoms, may have very few parasites, whereas cases with few symptoms may have large mite populations. |
Year of Publication | 1942 |
Journal | Parasitology |
Journal citation | 34 (3/4), pp. 285-290 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182000016279 |
Open access | Published as bronze (free) open access |
Publisher's version | |
Output status | Published |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
ISSN | 0031-1820 |
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