Demodex in humans what are the first signs of demodex to look for

Follicle Demodex mites (Demodex brevis and demodex folliculorum), bed bugs and fleas are the worlds most common ectoparasites and cause infections of the outer skin layer. Follicle mites (Demodex folliculorum) or sebaceous glands mites (Demodex brevis) colonize the skin of humans.

About 95 percent of healthy people have a few Demodex mites on them. But they are not in need of a Cure for Demodex. The average Demodex mite is only about 0.25 to 0.4 mm long. You will find them on your face, skin and hair follicles, but they are basically harmless in smaller numbers. Transmission occurs from person to person. The infection begins in infants with the first parent-child contact. With increasing age, the density of mites per follicle increases. You will only need a Cure for Demodex mites when you have an over population of mites in or on your skin.

Most mites are harmless, but they can cause an inflammatory disease in the sebaceous glands, usually on the face, called (demodicosis). A severe infestation of the follicle is often seen in people with seborrheic skin type.

A Cure for Demodex mites is needed when there are highly infested areas, resulting in infection of the skin follicles, along with follicular bound papules or papulopustules. The skin may also be scaly and itchy sometimes too.

For topical and systemic therapy, there are effective drugs available. Metronidazole can be applied locally and systemically. An alternative is oral doxycycline (100 mg twice daily). There is also a lot of success with the insecticide such as permethrin 5 percent cream is used.

If you are resistant to traditional medicine or it is not working very well, then you can try other treatments. Some people use Tea Tree Oil to help kill off the mites. The mites are not affected by exposure to the oil its self, but die off when they eat the oil. The Demodex mite is a dead skin eater. It however will eat live skin when it starts to burrow down and lay its eggs. If whilst the mite is eating, it eats the oil, then it dies. This means that even if you are simply prone to skin trouble through mites, then you can use products such as Tea Tree Oil soap, to help stop the mite re-grouping. You can also use Tea Tree oil (diluted) as an oil to leave on your skin if you have a particularly bad area.

There are also products that have sulfur in them. It is in small enough doses so that it will not burn your skin, but is still strong enough to kill off any skin parasites. The only trouble with sulfur products is that you cannot use them very often. They make your skin very dry, and the mites eat dead skin. This means that the ones that do survive, or return off of your beds pillow will have plenty to eat. This means you have to manage your skin very well after you have used a sulphur product. Before you attempt any Cure for Demodex mites, you should consult a doctor, to be sure that you are actually infected with mites, and that is it not something more serious.

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