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Ornithonyssus bacoti.Medical dictionary. 2011.
tropical rat mite — noun : a widely distributed mite (Bdellomyssus bacoti or a closely related species) that is primarily a parasite of rodents but sometimes bites humans causing painful itching and irritation and that has been implicated as a vector or potential… … Useful english dictionary
rat mite — n. a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite * * * … Universalium
rat mite — n. a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite … English World 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 — 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
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
dermanyssidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dermanyssus, type genus + idae : a family of parasitic mites having the chelicerae adapted for piercing and including several economically important forms (as the chicken … Useful english dictionary
bdellonyssus — ˌdeləˈnisəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from bdell + nyssus (from Greek nyssein, nyttein to prick, sting) more at numen : a genus of mites (family Dermanyssidae) parasitic on vertebrates and including serious pests (as B. bursa… … Useful english dictionary
Ornithonyssus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnid … Wikipedia
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
