"Intense itchiness" means a strong and irritating feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch it a lot.
Full definition
The disease occurs mostly in people over 50 and can cause symptoms, such as yellowing of the skin and eyes,
intense itchiness of the skin, and white stools.
According to the article Ectoparasites: Sarcoptic and Demodectic Mange Mites, «Dogs with sarcoptic mange will suffer
from intense itchiness and lesions, and in advanced stages can undergo hair loss and severe debilitation.
Eczema, which causes dry, red patches of skin and
intense itchiness, affects an estimated one - quarter of children in the United States.
If there seems to be excessive shedding, look out, anywhere on your pet, for bald patches,
intense itchiness (along with heavy - duty scratching), redness, dried skin scabs, severe inflammation and pus production.
Hair loss (alopecia) is often seen around and on top of the tail due to
the intense itchiness (pruritis) caused by an allergic reaction to the fleas saliva.
In response to
intense itchiness, cats will constantly and vigorously scratch themselves and even chew out their fur to relieve their irritation.