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Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.

California wildlife officials also recently reported that the state’s southernmost wolf pack in Tulare County is suffering from sarcoptic mange, a disease caused by parasitic mites that can cause itchy skin lesions and hair loss.

Thousands of people with a severe dust mite allergy could benefit from a "life changing" new daily treatment.

The program has depended on chemical control with acaricides, pesticides for controlling ticks and mites.

The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay eggs and is spread through close physical contact, bedding and clothes.