HOUSE DUST MITES: A RISK FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OR SOURCE OF WORK-RELATED ALLERGENS | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 43, Issue 3, December 2013, Page 669-678 PDF (238.45 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2013.93312 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| AHMED MEGAHED AHMED SALEH1, 2; HISHAM ABD EL-RAOUF ALI2; SALWA ABDALLA MOHAMED AHMED1, 3; NAEMA MAHMOUD MOHAMMAD2; TOSSON A. MORSY4 | ||||
| 1Military Institute of Health and Epidemiology.+ | ||||
| 2The Military Medical Academy, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Medical Surgical Nursing, The Military Medical Academy, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| House dust mites (HDM) can be found worldwide where human beings live independent from the climate and are a major source of multiple allergens. Mite allergens sensitize and induce perennial rhinitis, asthma, or atopic dermatitis in a large portion of patients with allergic disease particularly children. There is convincing evidence that avoidance of mite allergen can effectively reduce allergic symptoms. This study examined dust from a military hospital and the private home of some nursing staff. A total of seven species of mites belonging to six genera were recovered. The commonest species was Dermatophagoides farinae followed by D. pteronyssinus and the lowest Laelaps nuttalli. Besides, the 7th mite or Parasitus consanguineous live free on dust as a bio-control agent of mites. The presence of mites in and out doors in a hospital and dwellings of medical personnel pave the way to consider HDM as occupational or nosocomial Allergens. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| House dust mites; Hospital; Private dwellings; seven species of mites | ||||
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