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==Pathogenesis and epidemiology==
*Squamous demodecosis
**Less serious
**Dry reaction
**Alopecia, desquamation and skin thickening
**Absent to mild pruritus
*Follicular/pustular demodecosis
**More serious
**Skin invasion by ''staphylococci''
**Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus
**Affected animals may be seriously disfigured
**Severe pruritus is associated with secondary infection
*Immune factors are important in determining the severity and occurrence of demodecosis
**Familial susceptibility
**Immunosuppression
**Immunosuppressant therapy
==Diagnosis==
*Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold
*Deep skin scraping
==Control==
*Not easily accessible to acaricides due to their deep location in the skin
*Repeat treatments needed
*Recovery may take several months
*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
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'''[[Demodicosis - Dog|Dogs]]'''
'''Cats'''
*Rare
*Confined to the periocular region
*Mild squamous type only
'''Cattle'''
*Pea-sized nodules in the skin
**Each nodule contains several thousand mites
*Affects hide quality
**Economically important in Australia
'''Goats'''
*Becoming more common in goats
*Disease similar to that in cattle
'''Pigs, Sheep and Horses'''
*Rare
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Mites]]
*Squamous demodecosis
**Less serious
**Dry reaction
**Alopecia, desquamation and skin thickening
**Absent to mild pruritus
*Follicular/pustular demodecosis
**More serious
**Skin invasion by ''staphylococci''
**Skin becomes wrinkled, thickened and contains pustules which ooze serum, blood or pus
**Affected animals may be seriously disfigured
**Severe pruritus is associated with secondary infection
*Immune factors are important in determining the severity and occurrence of demodecosis
**Familial susceptibility
**Immunosuppression
**Immunosuppressant therapy
==Diagnosis==
*Liquid paraffin applied to a skin fold
*Deep skin scraping
==Control==
*Not easily accessible to acaricides due to their deep location in the skin
*Repeat treatments needed
*Recovery may take several months
*To aid [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricide]] penetration, clipping a dog's coat and washing is recommended
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'''[[Demodicosis - Dog|Dogs]]'''
'''Cats'''
*Rare
*Confined to the periocular region
*Mild squamous type only
'''Cattle'''
*Pea-sized nodules in the skin
**Each nodule contains several thousand mites
*Affects hide quality
**Economically important in Australia
'''Goats'''
*Becoming more common in goats
*Disease similar to that in cattle
'''Pigs, Sheep and Horses'''
*Rare
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Mites]]