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  2. Demodex folliculorum - Wikipedia

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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 do not cause any harm, so are considered an example of commensalism rather than parasitism; but they can cause disease, known as demodicosis.

  3. Delusional parasitosis - Wikipedia

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    Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a mental disorder in which individuals have a persistent belief that they are infested with living or nonliving pathogens such as parasites, insects, or bugs, when no such infestation is present. They usually report tactile hallucinations known as formication, a sensation resembling insects crawling on or under ...

  4. Demodicosis - Wikipedia

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    Demodicosis. 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.

  5. List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions - Wikipedia

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    List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions. Many mites can bite human skin and cause cutaneous reaction and/or disease. Mites which cannot bite humans may also transmit disease or cause allergies.

  6. Gamasoidosis - Wikipedia

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    Causes. Avian mite infestation. Treatment. Eradication of avian mites from the environment of patient. Management of symptoms. Gamasoidosis, also known as dermanyssosis, is a frequently unrecognized form of dermatitis, following human infestation with avian mites of the genera Dermanyssus or Ornithonyssus.

  7. Demodex - Wikipedia

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    Demodex mites causing a reaction in healthy individuals depends on genealogy. Mites may evolve differently with different bloodlines. New studies suggest demodex mites are involved in psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, and seborrheic dermatitis in immunosuppressed individuals.

  8. Allergic rhinitis - Wikipedia

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    Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. [6] Signs and symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, red, itchy, and watery eyes, and swelling around the eyes. [1] The fluid from the nose is usually clear. [2]

  9. Swimmer's itch - Wikipedia

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    Swimmer's itch, cercarial dermatitis or schistosome dermatitis is a short-term allergic contact dermatitis occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne schistosomes, a type of flatworm. It is common in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats worldwide. [1] The incidence of this condition may be increasing, although ...

  10. Acariasis - Wikipedia

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    Acariasis is a term for a rash, caused by mites, sometimes with a papillae (pruritic dermatitis) or papule (papular urticaria), and usually accompanied by a hive and severe itching sensations. An example of such an infection is scabies or gamasoidosis .

  11. Allergy to cats - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of an allergic reaction to cats range from mild to severe, and include: swollen, red, itchy, and watery eyes (allergic conjunctivitis); nasal congestion, itchy nose, sneezing (allergic rhinitis or "hay fever"); ear pain similar to pain caused by an ear infection; sore throat or itchy throat; coughing and wheezing; hives or rash on the ...