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Also known as: '''''Demodecosis — Red Mange'''''
Also known as: '''''Demodecosis — Red Mange'''''
==Description==
==Introduction==
An inflammatory parasitic disease of dogs and cats caused by ''[[Demodex]]''. The mites are host-specific and can occur in dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses. There has to be an increased number of immature mites to classify as an infestation. The mite is transmitted from dam to offspring during nursing. The mites live in hair follicles and infestation may lead to secondary bacterial infection and furunculosis.
An inflammatory parasitic disease of dogs and cats caused by ''[[Demodex]]''. The mites are host-specific and can occur in dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses. There has to be an increased number of immature mites to classify as an infestation. The mite is transmitted from dam to offspring during nursing. The mites live in hair follicles and infestation may lead to secondary bacterial infection and furunculosis.
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[[Category:Expert_Review - Small Animal]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Cat]]
[[Category:Expert_Review - Small Animal]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Cat]]
[[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Pig]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Goat]]
[[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Pig]][[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Goat]]
[[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Horse]]
[[Category:Dermatological Diseases - Horse]]
[[Category:Integumentary System - Mite Infections]]
[[Category:Integumentary System - Mite Infections]]