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Originally Posted by Longblades

In my readings sarcoptic mange is called scabies in humans and can indeed transfer from dogs to humans. I'm sure you read this too.

http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/pet...ic-in-dogs/839

Demodectic mange cannot transfer to humans, or cats either, but where I read this it often said something like "it is accepted that it cannot transfer" leading me to think the authors aren't sure and are prepared to change their minds.

http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/mange-dogs-canine-scabies

Thank you the links. I did read a dog can be a carrier of human scabies, the dog does not get mange from the scabies. The scabies use the dog's body as a host and wait for the real 'meal' to come along and would had been me if the person with scabies petted my dog with me not knowing it . So I just decided to not go to the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners , I personally felt the person that had the scabies should had stay away as he had already given scabies to his family.