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SCABIES, or the ‘itch’, is a superficial inflammation of the skin caused by infestation with the itch mite, the female of which burrows into the skin producing much irritation. The affection is very liable to occur among collections of persons living together in restricted circumstances such as are met with in wartime, among evacuee children, soldiers and others. The Ministry of Health has therefore issued a useful memorandum on the subject (Memo. 229/Med. H.M. Stationery Office. 2d.net). It describes the affection and its complications, diagnosis, methods of spread and prevention, and the treatment.
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Memorandum on Scabies. Nature 145, 548 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145548c0
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