Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus 3 01.jpg

Taxonomy: Suborder Astigmata
Animal: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus 3 01.jpg
Sites: Skin
Comment:
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (house dust mite) (in S/O Astigmata - small mites with no stigmata , breath through body surface) implicated in allergies and asthma. However Bob Domrow states that the highest numbers are in summer and yet the worst asthma time in Brisbane is in winter.

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