MANGE 



The term mange as applied to animals is iden- 

 tical with itch in the human race, in both of 

 which parasitic life exists in the epidermis (skin) 

 and is strictly a cutaneous disease. 



The dog is afflicted with two varieties, namely, 

 Sarcoptis Canis (Sarcoptic Mange), and Acarus 

 Folliculorum (Follicular mange) which are fre- 

 quently transmitted to other animals, and in sev- 

 eral instances I have known it to be transmitted 

 from the dog to humans, though it is quite un- 

 usual. Aside from these there are numerous 

 skin diseases the dog is subject to that are too 

 often confounded with true mange. 



Eczema Rub rum, vulgarly called red mange, 

 Erythema, Dematitis or surfeit. Psoriasis, Pity- 

 riasis, Erysipelas, etc., are all pronounced 

 mange by the pretended knowing ones, whereas, 

 they are not due to the presence of a parasite, but 

 arise from other causes, viz., too much meat or 

 corn-meal diet, with insufficient exercise, de- 

 ranged condition of the digestive apparatus, 

 worms, teething, sudden cooling of the body 

 when heated, debilitating affections, injudicious 

 use of mercurial preparations, local irritations. 



