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MeSH Heading: Sarcoptidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132.419.750
Unique ID: D040021
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040021
Annotation: infestation: coord IM with MITE INFESTATIONS (IM)
Scope Note: Family of MITES, in the superfamily Sarcoptoidea, order Astigmata. They are slow moving, obligate PARASITES that infect MAMMALS and BIRDS. The species SARCOPTES SCABIEI causes SCABIES.
Registry Numbers: txid52281
Previous Indexing: Mites (1965-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Sarcoptidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026