Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of follicular parasitic mites of the family Demodicidæ.
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Examples
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By the time you are an adult, microscopic, wormlike mites called demodex mites, have made a home in the roots of our eyelashes.
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By the time you are an adult, microscopic, wormlike mites called demodex mites, have made a home in the roots of our eyelashes.
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A small parasite (_demodex folliculorum_, _acarus folliculorum_) is sometimes found in the sebaceous mass, but its presence is without etiological significance, as it is also found in healthy follicles.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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*I have uploaded a picture of my puppy in the early stages of the demodex, you can see the bald patches she was starting to get*
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If generalized demodex gets bad, secondary infections and death can occur.
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Dogs with generalized demodex are supposed to be fixed so they can't pass it on to their kids.
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It seemed like they knew that some of their puppies would have demodex, so much so that they felt they had to put this into the contract...and a friend of mine who bought a mini-pin from them had her puppy diagnosed with it as well.
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I went back and read my contract, which read that if your dog gets demodex within the first year, their vet will treat the dog.
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I know my dog has very sensitive skin because of her immune system and the demodex.
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Blehh. .demodex mites … thats my moms xcuse for everything. .demodex mites do this and that … human mange it the reason … blehhh
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