All earlier hominids, such as australopithecines and members of the species Homo erectus, are now extinct. hominid any of the two-legged primates, extinct or living, including man.
Scabies is a contagious, itchy skin disease caused by an infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei, a microscopic mite that burrows under the skin. Scabies is characterized by intense itching caused by a skin reaction to the mites.
1 It can also be spread by sharing the same bed or through sexual contact. 2  Scabies can live on items used by an infected person. 3  Contact with these items can spread infection. 4  A person with scabies can spread the infection before his symptoms have started. 5  After treatment, a person is still contagious for 2-4 hours.uick Answers. 1  Scabies is a skin infection caused by a tiny insect called a mite. 2  The symptoms of scabies are caused by an allergic reaction to the mites. 3  Anyone can get scabies. 4  Being unclean or dirty does not cause infection. 5  Scabies is contagious.