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  2. Ornithonyssus bacoti - Wikipedia

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    Ornithonyssus bacoti (also known as the tropical rat mite and formerly called Liponyssus bacoti) is a hematophagous parasite. [1] It feeds on blood and serum from many hosts. [2] [3] O. bacoti can be found and cause disease on rats and wild rodents most commonly, but also small mammals and humans when other hosts are scarce.

  3. Mites of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Mites that infest and parasitize domestic animals cause disease and loss of production. Mites are small invertebrates, most of which are free living but some are parasitic. Mites are similar to ticks and both comprise the order Acari in the phylum Arthropoda. Mites are highly varied and their classification is complex; a simple grouping is used ...

  4. Ear mite - Wikipedia

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    Ear mites spread rapidly, and can be transmitted from even brief physical contact with other animals. In pets, ear mites most commonly affect cats, ferrets, and to a lesser extent dogs. In rare cases, they may also infect humans. [1] [2] Infected animals have a large amount of crumbly dark brown material in their ears. On close inspection, tiny ...

  5. Mange - Wikipedia

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    Mange (/ ˈ m eɪ n dʒ /) 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.

  6. Mites of livestock - Wikipedia

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    Demodex mites are morphologically adapted to this constricted habitat: microscopic, worm shaped, and with very short legs. The mites feed on cells of the epidermal lining of the hair follicle. Many species of mammals, including humans, are readily infested with these mites, but typically the density of infestation is very low.

  7. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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    Yep, both of these little biters are actually mites, which makes them arachnids, not insects. ... But they can be transmitted without touching another human if scabies are on blankets, towels ...

  8. Mite - Wikipedia

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    One family of mites, Pyroglyphidae, or nest mites, live primarily in the nests of birds and other animals. These mites are largely parasitic and consume blood, skin and keratin. Dust mites, which feed mostly on dead skin and hair shed from humans instead of consuming them from the organism directly, evolved from these parasitic ancestors. [43]

  9. Gamasoidosis - Wikipedia

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    Gamasoidosis, also known as dermanyssosis, is a frequently unrecognized form of zoonotic dermatitis, following human infestation with avian mites of the genera Dermanyssus or Ornithonyssus. It is characterized by pruritic erythematous papules , macules and urticaria , with itching and irritation resulting from the saliva the mites secrete while ...