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French: allergies aux accariens

English translation: dust mites (acarians)



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French term or phrase: accariens
English translation:dust mites (acarians)
Entered by:Rita Heller
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Veterinary
French term or phrase: allergies aux accariens
associated with pets
Huguette Zuehlke
allergy to dust and acarians (dust mites)
Explanation:
Massey DG, FournierMassey G, James RH. Minimizing acarians and house dust in the tropics Ann Allergy 1993;71:439-44. No health indices. ...
bmj.bmjjournals.com/content/ vol317/issue7166/fulltext/supplemental/1105/

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-09-13 01:10:07 GMT)
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people who are allergic to animal dander (fur) are often also allergic to dust (and dust mites)
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Rita Heller
United States
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4 +6allergy to dust and acarians (dust mites)Rita Heller
5 +1mitesMichele Fauble


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
allergy to dust and acarians (dust mites)

Explanation:
Massey DG, FournierMassey G, James RH. Minimizing acarians and house dust in the tropics Ann Allergy 1993;71:439-44. No health indices. ...
bmj.bmjjournals.com/content/ vol317/issue7166/fulltext/supplemental/1105/

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-09-13 01:10:07 GMT)
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people who are allergic to animal dander (fur) are often also allergic to dust (and dust mites)

Rita Heller
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree traviata
11 mins
  -> merci :-)

agree verbis
53 mins
  -> merci :-)

agree Marju Galitsos
4 hrs
  -> merci Marju :-)

agree suezen
4 hrs
  -> merci :-)

agree INVERSION
5 hrs
  -> merci :-)

agree Mark Nathan: allergy to dust mites
6 hrs
  -> merci Mark :-)

neutral Michele Fauble: "Acariens" can refer to all types of mites. Since the context is pets and veterinary, dust mites may not be the correct translation.
7 hrs
  -> what exactly is your point?
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mites

Explanation:
acariens

The mites are found in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands ...
www.safe2use.com/pests/scabies/animals/mange.htm

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-09-13 01:14:23 GMT)
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allergies to mites

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Note added at 48 mins (2004-09-13 01:39:35 GMT)
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\"More than 50 species of mites live on or in domesticated mammals and birds of North America. These include the parasitic mange and scab mites, ear mites, and internal-living mites.\"

http://www.safe2use.com/pests/scabies/animals/mange.htm




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Note added at 7 hrs 36 mins (2004-09-13 08:28:00 GMT)
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There are many species of mites. Dust mites are just one type and are often implicated in human allergies.

Michele Fauble
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xxxsarahl: actually they live in mattresses and they eat the skin and hair cells we shed.
3 mins
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