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A pot-bellied piglet presents with a history of hair loss and severe itching. You help the doctor perform a skin scraping around one of the lesions on his side and you see the following under the microscope. What parasite is this?

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Answer:

Sarcoptes scabiei mite, causes Sarcoptic mange dissease.

Explanation:

Dry skin, severe itching and hair loss are common signs of Sarcoptic mange disease, caused by the parasite Sarcoptes scabiei mite. Which creates burrows in the skin, and causes scabies. This parasite it is easily transferred from pig to pig from physical contact.