Any of a group of small arachnids (relative of spiders and ticks), some of which cause local skin irritation and itching in humans.
A free-living or parasitic arthropod belonging to a group (Acarina) that also includes the ticks. Most mites are small, averaging 1 mm or less in length. A mite has no antennae or wings and its body is not divided into a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen. Medically important mites include the many species causing dermatitis (e.g. Dermatophagoides) and the harvest mite , which transmits scrub typhus.
A mite is an arthropod belonging to a group of insects called Arachnida. It may be parasitic or free-living. Most mites are less than 1 mm long and medically significant ones include those that cause dermatitis, the harvest mite, which transmits scrub typhus, and the house dust mite, which can provoke asthma.
A minute arachnid, a member of the order Acarina. Some mites are parasitic and cause conditions such as asthma, mange, and scabies; others are vectors of disease organisms and are intermediate hosts for certain Cestodes.
A parasitic arthropod classified under the order Acarina. The organism responsible for the development of scabies is a minute mite.