ectoparasitic infestation

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An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.{{cite web|url=https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=28152§ion=3.5|title=Ectoparasites and endoparasites|website=The Open University}}

Examples:

• Scabies
• Crab louse (pubic lice)
• Pediculosis (head lice){{cite journal |author=Estrada B |title=Ectoparasitic infestations in homeless children |journal=Semin Pediatr Infect Dis |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=20–4 |date=January 2003 |pmid=12748918 |doi=10.1053/spid.2003.127213 }}
• Gamasoidosis (avian mites)
• Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)