Demodex /ˈdɛmədɛks/ is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. Two species live...

Demodex folliculorum is a microscopic mite that can survive only on the skin of humans. Most people have D. folliculorum on their skin. Usually, the mites...

Demodex brevis is one of the two species of face mite that inhabit humans (the other being Demodex folliculorum). They are about half as long, at 0.15...

Demodicosis /ˌdɛmədəˈkoʊsɪs/, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans and demodectic mange (/dɛməˈdɛktɪk/) or red mange in animals, is caused by a...

Demodex mites have revealed that some people with rosacea have increased numbers of the mite, especially those with steroid-induced rosacea. Demodex folliculitis...

animal, depending upon their genus. Sarcoptes spp. burrow into skin, while Demodex spp. live in follicles. In humans, these two types of mite infections,...

Demodex bovis, also known as the cattle follicle mite, usually causes demodicosis, or demodectic mange, in cattle. This disease is common in tropical...

dermatitis, demodicosis (Demodex), and parasitic infections (e.g., Demodex and Phthiriasis palpebrarum). The parasite Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum)...

Demodex gatoi is a hair follicle mite from the skin surface of the domestic cat, Felis catus. It is the second described species of Demodex from the domestic...

prone to demodex mange due to culling for performance. There are two different types of demodex mange, namely localized and generalized demodex. Although...

part of the carbon cycle. Two species live on humans, namely Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis; both are frequently referred to as eyelash mites. The...

Demodex huttereri is a hair follicle mite found in the Meibomian glands of the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius. Mertens, L. A. J. M.; Lukoschus...

Demodex conicus is a hair follicle mite found in the ear canal of the house mouse, Mus musculus. Izdebska, Joanna N.; Rolbiecki, Leszek (2015). "A new...

Demodex leucogasteri is a hair follicle mite found in the hair follicles of the grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster. The mites were found on laboratory...

Demodex zalophi is a species of mite within the family Demodecidae. The species is the first demodicid to be described from marine mammals, first being...

Cloud. Salt Typhoon reportedly employs a Windows kernel-mode rootkit, Demodex (name given by Kaspersky Lab) to gain remote control over their targeted...

the effectiveness of 5-50% tea tree oil as an effective treatment for demodex mite infestations, although products claiming efficacy exist. Tea tree...

treatment of blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelid) caused by infestation by Demodex (tiny mites). It is used as an eye drop. It was approved for medical use...

Demodex cyonis is a species of Demodex mite first circumscribed in 2018 after being detected in the earwax of a dog with otitis externa in Saitama Prefecture...

the fungus kingdom) of the genus Malassezia Demodex folliculitis is usually caused by an overgrowth of Demodex folliculorum a mite that lives in human hair...

Demodex microti is a hair follicle mite from the skin of the genital area of the common vole, Microtus arvalis. Izdebska, Joanna N.; Rolbiecki, Leszek...

Demodex criceti is a hair follicle mite found in the epidermis of the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. Nutting, William B.; Rauch, Harold (1958)...

Demodex ponderosus is a hair follicle mite found on thinly haired regions (tail and paws) of the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus. Izdebska, Joanna N.; Rolbiecki...

Demodex injai is a hair follicle mite in the domestic dog. Desch, Clifford E.; Hillier, Andrew (2003). "Demodex injai: a new species of hair follicle...

general outer surface of the host. The mite Demodex canis is a common cause of demodicosis in dogs. Demodex mites are microscopic, cigar-shaped and have...

Demodex gapperi is a hair follicle mite found in the eyelids of the red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi. Nutting, William B.; Emejuaiwe, Stephen O...

(such as tinea capitis) Folliculitis from various causes Demodex folliculitis, caused by Demodex folliculorum, a microscopic mite that feeds on the sebum...

Demodex foveolator is a hair follicle mite found in epidermal pits of the lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens. It is known from shrews caught...

patients. However it is possible that they were moved by Demodex to areas that favour growth as Demodex has shown to transport bacteria around the face. Current...

and dogs. Human demodex mites typically live in the follicles of the eyebrows and eyelashes. While normally harmless, human demodex mites can sometimes...