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List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions
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Many mites can bite human skin and cause cutaneous reaction and/or disease. Mites which cannot bite humans may also transmit disease or cause allergies.
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Disease(s) caused and/or transmitted |
|---|---|---|
| Acarus siro | Flour mite | Baker's itch |
| Glyciphagus domesticus | Grocer's itch | |
| Carpoglyphus passularum | Fruit mite | Grocer's itch |
| Cheyletiella spp | Walking dandruff (Cheyletiella dermatitis, cheyletiellosis) | |
| Cheyletus eruditus | Grain itch | |
| Dermanyssus gallinae | Bird mite | |
| Red Poultry mite | Gamasoidosis | |
| Dermatophagoides farinae | American house dust mite | Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma |
| Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | European house dust mite | Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma |
| Laelaps echidnina | Spiny rat mite | Rodent mite dermatitis |
| Lepidoglyphus destructor | Hay mite | |
| Leptotrombidium deliense | Chigger | |
| Trombiculid mite | Scrub typhus | |
| Liponyssoides sanguineus (Allodermanyssus sanguineus) | House mouse mite | Rodent mite dermatitis, Rickettsialpox |
| Ornithonyssus bacoti | Tropical rat mite | Rodent mite dermatitis |
| Ornithonyssus bursa | Bird mite | |
| Tropical fowl mite | Gamasoidosis | |
| Ornithonyssus sylviarum | Bird mite | Gamasoidosis |
| Psoroptidae spp | Carpet mite | Feather pillow dermatitis |
| Pyemotes herfsi | Itch mite | Grain itch |
| Sarcoptes scabiei | Itch mite | Scabies |
| Trombicula alfreddugesi | Chigger | |
| Harvest mite | Grain itch | |
| Trombicula autumnalis | Chigger | |
| Harvest mite | Grain itch | |
| Tyrophagus neiswanderi | Cheese mite | Grain itch |
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