title: Biology, host relations, and epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei.
abstract: Scabies continues to be an important parasitic disease of humans, and other mammals. Suprisingly for a disease that has afflicted humans since antiquity, little is directly known about the basic biology of the parasite, the host-parasite interactions, the host immune response, and host susceptibility. Much more research in these areas is needed if we are to understand fully the occurrence, transmission, and epidemiology of both human and animal scabies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Arlian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens