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[scab] SCAB may refer to: [TOC right]
** Biology
- Scab, a hard coating on the skin formed during the wound healing reconstruction phase
- scAb, single-chain antibody fragment
*** Infections and infestations
- Apple scab , an apple tree (genus _Malus_ ) fungal disease caused by _Venturia inaequalis_
- Black scab, a potato fungal disease caused by _Synchytrium endobioticum_
- Common scab , a plant bacterial disease caused by _Streptomyces_ species
- Fusarium head blight , a fungal disease of plants, e.g., grain crops (especially wheat and oats), golf course grass, caused by the several species of _Fusarium_
- Pear scab, a pear fungal disease caused by _Venturia pirina_ or _Fusicladium pyrorum_
- Poinsettia scab, a spot anthracnose disease caused by _Sphaceloma poinsettiae_
- Powdery scab , a disease of the skin of potatoes caused by the protozoa _Spongospora subterranea_
- Sheep scab , a skin disease of sheep caused by the mite _Psoroptes ovis_
** Labor
- Scab, a pejorative term for a strikebreaker , a person who works despite strike action or against the will of other employees
** Other uses
- South Coast Air Basin , in California, US
- Johnny Dole & The Scabs , one of the first punk rock bands in Australia
- "Scab" ( _Juliet Bravo_ ) , a 1985 television epsiode
** See also
- Scabs (disambiguation)
- Channeled Scablands , an eroded landscape formed by Missoula Floods in the U.S. state of Washington
- Scabies , a skin disease caused by the mite _Sarcoptes scabiei_
- U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative , a joint government and academic program to develop control measures to minimize the threat of _Fusarium_ head blight (scab) in the United States
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