Typical symptoms include:

• rash, acne, pustules, purulent lesions
• rash, boils, scabs,
• oedema / swelling around the lesions
• burning and / or itchy skin
• the feeling of tingling (moving demodex)
• keratosis (hyperkeratosis)
• scaling / dry skin
• folliculitis
• loss of hair, eyebrows, eyelashes
• obstruction / blockage of sebaceous passages
• the formation of blackheads
• redness of skin / telangiectasia (widened blood vessels)
• ear passage infection (unpleasant)
• blepharitis (rear and / or front)
• skin infections caused by microorganisms

BODY AREAS MOST COMMONLY AFFECTED BY DEMODEX:

Demodex may hatch both near hair follicles and sebaceous glands (which are at once an endless source of food (sebum), and at the same time a safe place to hide.
Areas exposed to infections are mainly located in areas close to large number of sebaceous glands, such as:

• around nose
• around zygomatic bones
• head
• face
• eyelid (front and rear inflammation)
• beard
• neck
• chest
• back
• arms

also:

• external auditory canal
• around nipples area
• labia, penis, anus

Demodex viability grows with increasing temperature. Temperatures around 37 ° C are the most conducive for its development but the weakening of the activity can be seen already at temperatures close to 45C. Temperature of 54 ° C is lethal for demodex.

OCCURRENCE

Individual parasites are spread along with the dust, through direct contact with an infected person, or by using the same cosmetic utensils, towels and clothes. Demodex infected clothes and used things that previously belonged to someone else may become the source if infection. It may also be spread with a blast of air, along with the dust. Parasite’ eggs particularly easy to adhere to oily surfaces, and then penetrate into the pores of the skin.

How does Demodex enter human skin?  Why can it cause diseases?  

The main sources of infection with Demodex are daily mutual contacts of uninfected people with infected ones or with items, and taking part in activities like hugging, kissing, sharing bedsheets or towels. When the infection happens, the mites infest the healthy skin and especially thrive in hair follicles and in sebum, the rich and appropriate temperature of sebaceous glands. The entire life cycle of mites takes part in sebaceous glands: they lay eggs there, move and causing itching, produce excrete, mate, and eventually die. Then their corpses change in liquid and decay within skin layers being at the same time the cause of skin irritation of mechanical and chemical kinds. The skin texture,  as well, is attacked by a large amount of the substance from dead cells, and it may cause an allergic reaction. Skin lesions and inflammation in the form of spots, papules, itching, and aching, also referred to as acne, are often caused by a sudden discharge of a large amount of excretion from decaying bodies into the sebum.

Mites continue to reproduce uninterrupted in this kind of environment, triggering inflammations, scarring, dilation of follicles and capillary vessels, and even numerous plumps. In short, the skin becomes damaged and will stay like that without a correct diagnosis and exact treatment that stands a chance to restore its natural beauty. Enclosed: the Process of Demodex Entering Human Skin, and Human Facial Cases Picture.

As per the studies in the field of epidemiology, it is known that mites do not occur in newborns. The conclusion was that it is not a genetic condition, and it is caused by contact with infected people. The risk of infection increases as they grow and the contacts are more frequent. The rate of Demodex infection throughout the country is 60%. However, the infection rate does not mean that the same number of people will suffer from it- the prevalence rate is not equal to infection rate. The disease occurrence is determined by quantity of mites and individual person’s immunity level. The ones with low immunity are more prone to be infected. As it is revealed, high mite infection causes 2.44% of rosacea and 10.04% of acne. People are concerned the most with the loss of natural skin beauty and high rate of prevalence for the condition.