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mange

[ meynj ]

noun

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.


mange

/ ³¾±ðɪ²Ô»åÏô /

noun

  1. an infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals, characterized by itching, formation of papules and vesicles, and loss of hair: caused by parasitic mites
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mange1

1375–1425; late Middle English manjewe < Middle French mangeue an eating, itch, derivative of mangier to eat; manger
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mange1

C14: from Old French mangeue itch, literally: eating, from mangier to eat
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California wildlife officials also recently reported that the state’s southernmost wolf pack in Tulare County is suffering from sarcoptic mange, a disease caused by parasitic mites that can cause itchy skin lesions and hair loss.

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According to a spokesperson for the agency, the cat did not have rabies, mange or any “obvious internal organ abnormalities to indicate illness.â€

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After he was safely trapped, Duke was taken to the wildlife sanctuary to be treated for mange.

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He was also exposed to rat poison and developed mange.

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Billy Joel was grateful for her attention to his three-legged black pug; Cher, less so, after her rescue dog was diagnosed with sarcoptic mange, contagious between species.

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