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...

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

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...

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

staphylococcal dermatitis, demodicosis and phthiriasis palpebrarum. The parasite Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) causes blepharitis when the parasite is...

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

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

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...

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...

in dogs caused by the excessive proliferation of the hair follicle mite Demodex canis. It can occur locally or all over the body. Demodicosis in older...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

rosacea and blepharitis, both of which can be caused or exacerbated by Demodex folliculorum mites. The only absolute contraindication to the use of ivermectin...

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

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...

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

sebaceous glands. Should the usual treatments fail, the presence of the Demodex mite could be looked for as the possible cause. Other conditions that involve...

181 μm – maximum width of a strand of human hair 100–400 μm – length of Demodex mites living in human hair follicles 175–200 μm – typical thickness of...

D; Lanocha-Arendarczyk, N; Czepita, D; Lanocha, A (2015). "[Demodex folliculorum and demodex brevis]". Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences. 61 (1): 108–14...