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...
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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...
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Demodicosis (redirect from Demodex mite bite)
Demodicosis /ˌdɛmədəˈkoʊsɪs/, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans and demodectic mange (/dɛməˈdɛktɪk/) or red mange in animals, is caused by a...
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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...
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Demodex mites have revealed that some people with rosacea have increased numbers of the mite, especially those with steroid-induced rosacea. Demodex folliculitis...
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animal, depending upon their genus. Sarcoptes spp. burrow into skin, while Demodex spp. live in follicles. In humans, these two types of mite infections,...
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prone to demodex mange due to culling for performance. There are two different types of demodex mange, namely localized and generalized demodex. Although...
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dermatitis, demodicosis (Demodex), and parasitic infections (e.g., Demodex and Phthiriasis palpebrarum). The parasite Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Demodex criceti is a hair follicle mite found in the epidermis of the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. Nutting, William B.; Rauch, Harold (1958)...
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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...
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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...
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Demodex bovis, also known as the cattle follicle mite, usually causes demodicosis, or demodectic mange, in cattle. This disease is common in tropical...
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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...
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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...
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the effectiveness of 5-50% tea tree oil as an effective treatment for demodex mite infestations, although products claiming efficacy exist. Tea tree...
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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...
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Demodex leucogasteri is a hair follicle mite found in the hair follicles of the grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster. The mites were found on laboratory...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Demodex gapperi is a hair follicle mite found in the eyelids of the red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi. Nutting, William B.; Emejuaiwe, Stephen O...
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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...
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and dogs. Human demodex mites typically live in the follicles of the eyebrows and eyelashes. While normally harmless, human demodex mites can sometimes...
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(such as tinea capitis) Folliculitis from various causes Demodex folliculitis, caused by Demodex folliculorum, a microscopic mite that feeds on the sebum...
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livestock and wild mammals, whenever hair-loss is involved. Sarcoptes and Demodex species are involved in mange, but both of these genera are also involved...
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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...
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symptoms. Ocular rosacea may be caused by an overproliferation of the Demodex mites D. folliculorum and D. brevis, both frequently referred to as "eyelash...
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