Look at these pore souls. Dr. Scott Walter — a board-certified dermatologist in the Denver area — is raising awareness about Demodex, a type of tiny eight-legged mite that resides in hair ...

Their prevalence can increase with age and, according to one study, nearly 95 percent of people have infestations by age 72.

Exposure to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection happens because of contaminated water or soil. Learn who gets severe ...

Present three cases where severe head lice infestation ... showed strong association of louse infestation and anaemia. No similar studies were identified in humans. Head lice can cause anaemia ...

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria ...

PURPOSE: To report the corneal manifestations in eyes with Demodex infestation of the eyelids. DESIGN: Noncomparative, interventional case series. METHODS: This retrospective review included six ...

Some, like ear mites, can cause more severe conditions, like ear infections. Demodex mites ... Additionally, cockroach infestations can exacerbate allergies and asthma in pets and humans. Stink bugs ...

For example, in the spring of 2022, Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. recalled some items, among them human food, because of a severe rodent infestation in a distribution facility in Arkansas ...

This can lead to severe, uncontrollable bleeding ... These viruses first appeared in humans during two 1976 outbreaks in Africa, but they likely have existed for a very long time.

Invasive ant species are becoming a problem, however, with research showing that over 500 species of ants were found in countries where they aren’t native, having hopped a ride with humans ...

Demodex blepharitis occurs when Demodex mites – the most common ectoparasites found on humans – overpopulate on the eyelids. This infestation results in eyelid redness, crusties (collarettes ...

Somerset Council prosecuted the company for seven food hygiene offences over the "severe ... of the rat infestation in the business and the potential this had to cause harm to human health." ...