- rat mite dermatitis
- dermatitis resulting from the bite of the rat mite, Ornithonyssus bacoti.
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rat mite dermatitis
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rat mite — n a widely distributed mite of the genus Ornithonyssus (O. bacoti syn. Bdellonyssus bacoti) that usu. feeds on rodents but may cause dermatitis in and transmit typhus to humans * * * see Ornithonyssus … Medical dictionary
rat mite — noun : a widely distributed mite (Bdellonyssus bacoti) formerly limited to warm regions but rapidly spreading into more temperate areas that sometimes causes severe dermatitis in man and is a vector of epidemic typhus particularly in the Orient … Useful english dictionary
Dermatitis — Inflammation of the skin, either due to direct contact with an irritating substance, or to an allergic reaction. Symptoms of dermatitis include redness, itching, and in some cases blistering. There are two types of dermatitis: eczematous (eczema) … Medical dictionary
mite — A minute arthropod of the order Acarina, a vast assemblage of parasitic and (primarily) free living organisms. Most are still undescribed, and only a relatively small number are of medical or veterinary importance as vectors or intermediate hosts … Medical dictionary
Ornithonyssus bacoti — the rat mite or tropical rat mite, a species whose bite may cause rat mite dermatitis; it also experimentally transmits murine typhus … Medical dictionary
Ornithonyssus — A genus of bird and rodent mites; species include O. bacoti, the tropical rat mite, a possible vector of murine typhus and a cause of human dermatitis; O. bursa, the tropical fowl mite; and O. sylviarum, the northern fowl mite. [G. ornis (ornith… … Medical dictionary
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