Ectoparasitic infestation
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An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.[1]
Examples:
- Scabies
- Crab louse (pubic lice)
- Pediculosis (head lice)[2]
- Gamasoidosis (avian mites)
- Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ectoparasites and endoparasites". The Open University.
- ^ Estrada B (January 2003). "Ectoparasitic infestations in homeless children". Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 14 (1): 20–4. doi:10.1053/spid.2003.127213. PMID 12748918.
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