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dust mite

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dust mite
n.
Either of two mites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus or D. farinae, that feed on shed skin cells and produce excrement that is a common household allergen associated especially with asthma and respiratory allergies.


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To investigate such associations, physician Hirohisa Takano of the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan, and his colleagues repeatedly injected mice with an allergen produced by dust mites as well as with pure vegetable oil or oil laced with various doses of DEHP.
Volatile organic compounds, mold, dust mites, smoke, and pet dander are also said to be neutralized.
Settled dust and airborne dust mite allergen concentrations are highly variable, with reported coefficients of variation of 30% or more (Platts-Mills and Chapman 1987).
 
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