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Mite conditions

Mite conditions: Introduction

Any condition caused by mites. A mite is a tiny insect that can be free-living or parasitic. Mites can cause conditions such as scabies, allergies and skin irritations. They survive well in moist warm environments. Dust mites are found in most beds and are a common trigger for allergies.

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  • Scabies
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Mite conditions

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This leads to "digestive imbalance" where there are too few remaining "good" bacteria in the digestive system. The treatment is typically to use "probiotics", such as by eating yoghurt cultures containing more of the good bacteria. See digestive imbalance and probiotics....read more »

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