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Where did scabies come from? where did scabies originally come from? has their host always been primarily humans or can they live in the wild?
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Mite: Scabies is transmitted by an infected mite. Different mites transmit illness to animals & humans. Mites can affect domesticated and wild animals.
Answered 12/9/2013
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