The mite lives on the face Bashny.Net

Couperose and rosacea - a common skin disease characterized by red spots on the face, can be caused by tiny mites that live in the pores of the skin.

Tiny ticks of the genus Demodex live on the human face, lay their eggs in the pores and feces when they die.
If you are familiar with rosacea, which usually occurs in women aged 30 to 50 years, causing redness of the face and brings a lot of aesthetic trouble, here are the facts you need to know about demodex. Demodex: what is it? These mites, which numbers about 48 000 species are relatives of spiders and scorpions. About 65 species belong to the genus Demodex (Demodex), and two of them: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis live only on the human body. They were discovered in 1841 by scientists who have studied the pimples on the face of patients under the microscope when they noticed objects not related to the head and worms lapkami.

These mites are our most common parasites, meaning they live on the surface of the body and are found in people of different ethnicity. Ticks are not inherited at birth, and they are likely transmitted by direct contact. Studies have shown that with age, the chances that you inhabit Demodex increasing.

Most of the time they are with us in the hair, eyelids, nose, cheeks, forehead and chin. They usually prefer to oily skin, not dry, which explains their high prevalence in the summer, when increased sebum production. Most of the time mites feed on skin and fat cells, which line the follicles. In addition, they move in the dark and have sex, as well as emit wastes when they die. When he heard this story, you rushed into the bathroom of the antimicrobial agents and soap, do not rush. Rosacea and Demodex For the most part, these mites are harmless. They help us get rid of the bacteria and other microbes in the follicles. However, as with any microscopic inhabitants of our body, demodex population begins to increase to unhealthy sizes when our defenses oslableny.

Researcher Kevin Kavanagh (Kevin Kavanagh) found that people with rosacea have a higher level of these mites than people with normal skin.

There are suggestions that the bacterium Bacillus oleronius provoke an immune response in those who suffer from this disease, which causes inflammation. Currently, antibiotics prescribed for rosacea, kill bacteria, but not the mites themselves. There were also some improvements in the application of tea tree oil and the drug metronidazole.

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