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Demodex canis - Wikimedia Commons
  • Demodex spp. found on all domestic mammals and in humans
    • Each host has its own species

Recognition

  • Cigar shaped
  • Four pairs of stumpy legs on the anterior end
  • Long and narrow to fit into hair follicles


Life cycle

  • Live as commensal organisms
  • Live in hair follicles and in sebaceous glands
  • Life cycle takes 3 weeks