At least one in five people in the world will develop allergies. Dust mites are the “culprits” of allergies. Don’t underestimate these little bugs, which are only 0.2-0.4mm long, but they can cause a lot of diseases.
Allergic rhinitis If you sneeze a lot every day, then you are probably suffering from rhinitis. According to a set of statistics, August is the high season for allergic rhinitis every year, and allergic rhinitis patients account for about 40% of the total number of rhinitis patients. More than 30 percent of allergic rhinitis patients end up with asthma. The biggest allergen that triggers allergic rhinitis is dust mites.
Allergic asthma According to research studies, the risk of getting asthma is 3.5 times higher in patients with allergic rhinitis and 2.7 times higher in patients with non-allergic rhinitis than in the general population. Allergy is an important factor causing asthma in children, and there are currently more than 8 million children with allergic asthma in China, 80% of which are caused by dust mites.
Allergic bronchitis Allergic bronchitis is characterized clinically by recurrent coughing, coughing or wheezing. It is a common and prevalent disease in our life nowadays. Especially with the increase of allergens in the living environment, the incidence of allergic bronchitis is increasing year by year, so don’t treat it as an ordinary cough.
Allergic dermatitis, also known as “mite dermatitis”, is usually a dermatitis caused by mite bites, usually on the skin of the neck, chest, abdomen, back and extremities, with a rash in the form of edematous bright red patches with a small blister in the middle. The bed we sleep in, the clothes we wear, and the blankets we cover are all breeding grounds for mites, so the chances of everyone getting atopic dermatitis are quite high.
Allergic Conjunctivitis Allergic conjunctivitis can be triggered once mite carcasses, excrement, etc. enter the eyes. Typical symptoms of the disease are itchy eyes, conjunctival congestion, papillary hyperplasia, corneal damage, and increased secretions. The degree of allergic conjunctivitis varies from one type to another, with conjunctivitis being the most pronounced in the spring. This is followed by lacrimation, burning photophobia and increased mucus filiform discharge. Spring conjunctivitis and allergic conjunctivitis sometimes present with decreased visual acuity. Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis is often associated with symptoms of respiratory mucosal epithelial allergy.
In addition, mites can enter the human digestive tract or respiratory system through daily diet or breathing, such as intestinal mites and lung mites.
The symptoms of intestinal mite disease are diarrhea, vomiting, sometimes blood in the stool, and even intestinal ulcers. The mites that cause intestinal mite disease are mainly sweet fruit mites, carrion mites and some dust mites, which are mainly found in various foods, especially sweet foods, dried foods, sausages, herbs, grains and other items that have been stored for a long time.
Lung mite disease The symptoms of lung mite disease are similar to those of tuberculosis and bronchitis, with coughing, coughing up sputum, coughing up blood, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
In addition, mites can cause urinary mites when they enter the urinary tract and spinal mites when they enter the spinal cord. According to experts, in addition to being a direct cause of disease, mites can also transmit various diseases such as Qianglong’s disease, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, murine typhus, typhoid fever, toxoplasmosis, rickettsial disease and rabies, and its threat to human health should not be underestimated.