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Demodicosis / ˌdɛmədəˈkoʊsɪs /, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans [1] and demodectic mange (/ dɛməˈdɛktɪk /) or red mange in animals, is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex spp. as the host's immune system is unable to keep the mites under control. Demodex is a genus of mite in the family Demodecidae.
Demodex vibrissae. Demodex zalophi. Demodex / ˈdɛmədɛks / is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. [2] Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites.
Cheyletiella. Cheyletiella is a genus of mites that live on the skin surface of dogs, [2] cats, [3] and rabbits. [4] The adult mites are about 0.385 millimeters long, have eight legs with combs instead of claws, and have palpi that end in prominent hooks. [5] They do not burrow into the skin, but live in the keratin level.
Ear mites are mites that live in the ears of animals. The most commonly seen species in veterinary medicine is Otodectes cynotis (Gk. oto =ear, dectes =biter, cynotis =of the dog). This species, despite its name, is also responsible for 90% of ear mite infections in felines. In veterinary practice, ear mite infections in dogs and cats may ...
Mange (/ ˈmeɪndʒ /) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. [1] Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange", or colloquially "the mange", suggesting poor condition of the skin and fur due to the infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals.
The individual mites remain external to the epidermis within the follicle, but appear to be within the skin because they are below the 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 very short legs. These mites seem to feed on epidermal cells.
Sarcoptes is a genus of skin parasites, and part of the larger family of mites collectively known as "scab mites". They are also related to the scab mite Psoroptes, also a mite that infests the skin of domestic animals. Sarcoptic mange affects domestic animals and similar infestations in domestic fowls cause the disease known as "scaly leg".
Cheyletiella yasguri. Smiley, 1965. Cheyletiella yasguri is a species of mites from the genus Cheyletiella popularly known as "walking dandruff" and one of the many ectoparasites that targets domestic dogs. Characterized as the “bite and run” parasite, the first reported case of Cheyletiella Yasguri was in Italy in the year of 1965. [1]