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mange
[meynj]
noun
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
mange
/ ɪԻ /
noun
an infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals, characterized by itching, formation of papules and vesicles, and loss of hair: caused by parasitic mites
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mange1
Example Sentences
“Everything we can do to help producers mange their budgets is important,” said Susan Sprung, chief executive of the Producers Guild of America.
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.
According to a spokesperson for the agency, the cat did not have rabies, mange or any “obvious internal organ abnormalities to indicate illness.”
After he was safely trapped, Duke was taken to the wildlife sanctuary to be treated for mange.
He was also exposed to rat poison and developed mange.
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