Definitions for: Mange

[n] a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

Webster (1913) Definition: Mange, n. [See Mangy.] (Vet.)
The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.

Mange insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle.
horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The
mange insect of the horse ({Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes,
equi}), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys,
bovis}) are the most important species. See Acarina.

See Also: animal disease

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