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Dust Mites in the Home
Dust mites are tiny bugs that live in your house. They measure about 1/100th of an inch in length, smaller than the period at the end of this sentence..
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Fact Sheets - Ticks
Of the 12 species of ticks known to occur in Ohio, the most frequently encountered is the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis ..
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House Dust Mites
One of the most strongly allergenic materials found indoors is house dust, often heavily contaminated with the fecal pellets and cast skins of House Dust Mites.
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Lyme Disease Information
In the United States, two closely related tick species - lxodes scapularis and lxodes pacificus - have been identified as harboring and transmitting the Lyme Disease..
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Mite Image Gallery
Excellent pictures of mites.
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Mites Annoying Humans
Certain mites migrate from birds, rodents, food materials, vegetable matter and house dust, either attacking or annoying humans. Some mites can be...
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most severe and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. The disease is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread to humans by ixodid hard ticks.
http: //cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rmsf/index.htm