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Descriptor
English
:
Mites
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ácaros
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácaros
Synonyms
English
:
Acarus
Tree Number:
B01.500.131.166.132.419
SP4.001.022.218.329.170.021
Definition
English
:
Any arthropod of the subclass
ACARI
except the
TICKS
. They are minute
animals
related to the
spiders
, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on
humans
and domestic
animals
, producing various irritations of the
skin
(MITE INFESTATIONS). Many mite species are important to human and
veterinary medicine
as both parasite and vector.
Mites
also infest
plants.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted;
infection
=
MITE INFESTATIONS
; for miticides (chemicals killing or controlling mites) index under
INSECTICIDES
even though
mites
are not
insects
; mite vectors =
ARACHNID VECTORS
(IM) +
MITES
(IM); mite
control
: coord IM with
TICK CONTROL
(IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
anatomy & histology
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
parasitology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
9114
Unique Identifier:
D008925
Occurrence in VHL
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