Two species affect humans — Demodex folliculorum, which measures about a third of a millimeter in length and lives mostly in facial hair follicles, particularly around the eyelashes and eyebrows ...

Mammalian skin, especially the face of many humans, is infested with mites called ' Demex mites.' Dr. Alejandra Perotti, who studies Demodex mites at the University of Reading in the UK, explains ...

Eyelash mites might sound like something out of a horror story, but they’re more common than you think. These microscopic ...

Following is a transcript of the video. There's a creature scurrying across your face. Right now. Yes, you. And at some point, maybe now, maybe in a few days, it's going to find a nice cozy pore ...

(via TEDEd) Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

Microscope image of the posterior end of the anus of a Demodex folliculorum mite. The presence of an anus on this mite had been wrongly overlooked by some previously, but this study confirmed its ...

The most frequent reported association with POD is a history of topical corticosteroid use on the face. One study found that 71 of 73 patients had applied fluorinated corticosteroids before onset ...