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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.

Alan Wilson, senior coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, said Debbie died from "the combined effects of her severely emaciated and neglected state, and debilitation caused by widespread Norwegian scabies mite infection".

Additionally, while weather significantly impacted winter colony survival, beekeepers using these integrated pest management strategies -- where multiple methods are used to control Varroa mites -- had higher colony survival rates even in harsh weather conditions.

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified how the first domino falls after a person encounters an allergen, such as peanuts, shellfish, pollen or dust mites.

The IgE-mediated allergy is triggered after repeated bites from ticks or chigger mites that have bitten those mammals.