A short or long microscopic tick under the skin can live on the scalp or body, and on the skin. Scientifically, this disease is called demodecosis, so the name of the subcutaneous tick is translated from Latin . Such a small parasite can ruin the life of every person. Very often, the tick affects the hair follicles on the head, eyelashes, eyebrows, and also settles in the sebaceous glands of the skin.
Scientists conducted a study and revealed an interesting fact - about 20% of the entire population are potential carriers of subcutaneous mites, but do not even suspect it, since they do not observe any manifestations of the disease. The fact is that the tick under the skin behaves quietly until it feeds on already dead skin cells, when the weakening of the immune system occurs, it begins to multiply actively in the skin layers, thereby causing inflammatory processes. Most often, women are affected by this disease.
Initial signs of the disease
A tick under the skin begins its activity in spring and autumn, and it is at this time that exacerbation of demodicosis occurs. The initial signs are very similar to acne, which occurs most often in these places: eyebrows, nasolabial part of the face, eyelids, forehead, chin. In places where small pimples appear, peeling begins, increasing itching and redness. When washing with cold water or using face cleansers, all these signs appear in a more aggressive form.
You can get infected anywhere: by contact with animals, in hairdressing salons or massage parlors, as well as in household contact with infected people, that is, through bedding, handshaking, hygiene products or clothing. By the way, a scabies tick may also get to you in a similar way. Neither species is able to penetrate into the internal organs of man.
As mentioned above, the mite under the skin itself is completely safe for humans, but the disease that it causes can cause suffering for a long time: constant itching, ugly rashes on the face, which disappear on one part of the body and immediately appear on another . The following groups of people are particularly at risk of infection: adolescents and pregnant women, people with frequent emotional disorders, people with existing skin problems (seborrhea, acne) and those who have been using hormonal drugs for a long time.
How is demodicosis treated?
Like any parasites under the skin, the tick does not live long, but manages to multiply actively and does not disappear on its own, so the treatment will be long and painstaking. The fact is that in addition to destroying the microorganism itself, it is also necessary to cure the skin, which turned out to be affected by demodicosis. In the most advanced cases, surgical intervention will be required, that is, removal of the tick surgically or using plasmapheresis. In the moderate course of the disease lotions and ointments are prescribed for external exposure and antibiotics to strengthen the result from the inside.