As creepy as that is, they usually don't cause any problems and can actually be beneficial for your skin in small numbers ... Demodex mites that live on the human face: Demodex folliculorum ...

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...

Genomic sequencing has revealed that individual strains of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Candida auris fungi reside on human skin and can be commonly transmitted between ...

Mange is a skin disease caused by parasitic mites that burrow into the skin of the infected mammal and can lead to secondary infections, maggots, malnutrition, renal failure, and ultimately death.