EditorialDr. Karen Emerson, a veterinarian who owns Emerson Animal Hospital, with a patient in West Point, Miss., Sept. 18, 2021. (Houston Cofield/The New York Times)
EditorialDemodex, Print, Demodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals. Around 65 species of Demodex are known. Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites. ...