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[[Image:Demodex canis.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Demodex canis'' - Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Demodex canis.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Demodex canis'' - Wikimedia Commons]]

''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mite]] as opposed to the surface mite meaning that it penetrates into the hosts tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed demodicosis.

''Demodex spp.'' are found on all domestic mammals as well as in humans and are usually a commensal organism. It is a [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mite]] as opposed to a surface mite meaning that it penetrates into the hosts tissue. Each host has a specific species of the ''Demodex'' mite. A clinical infection of ''Demodex spp.'' is termed demodicosis.

===Identification===

===Identification===

::This is by far the most commonly seen species of Demodex causing clinical problems. Its host species is the dog and demodicosis is usually a secondary opportunistic pathogen due to other underlying conditions.

::This is by far the most commonly seen species of Demodex causing clinical problems. Its host species is the dog and demodicosis is usually a secondary opportunistic pathogen due to other underlying conditions.

*''Demodex criceti'' & ''Demodex aurati''

*''Demodex criceti'' & ''Demodex aurati''

::Cause hair loss in Hamsters

::Cause hair loss in Hamsters.

 

 

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