{"id":3332,"date":"2024-02-28T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/creatures-living-on-our-face-demodex-maggots\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:10:00","slug":"creatures-living-on-our-face-demodex-maggots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/creatures-living-on-our-face-demodex-maggots\/","title":{"rendered":"Creatures Living on Our Face: Demodex Maggots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Our body is like a home that can host many living creatures inside and outside.  We are generally knowledgeable about the creatures that live in our intestines.  However, you will be quite surprised when you hear that various organisms live on our face and that we are with them throughout our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many invisible organisms on our face.  Especially <strong>eight-legged worms<\/strong>, they see our face as their home.  These creatures <strong>It is a species related to ticks and spiders. <\/strong>and they are usually completely harmless.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar2-1024x575.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12136\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yuzumuzde-iki-farkli-turde-kurtcuk-yasar\"><strong>Two Different Types of Maggots Live on Our Faces<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Two different types of worms live on our faces<\/strong>: <strong>one in the hair roots<\/strong>the other is <strong>in the subcutaneous sebaceous glands<\/strong>.  These species are called Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis and have different habitats.  The presence of more pores and sebaceous glands on the face is shown as the reason why these creatures prefer to live on the face.<\/p>\n<p>These creatures can also be found in the chest and genital area, but their main habitat is the face.  According to experts, there are hundreds of such creatures on everyone&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12137\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar3-1024x576.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar3-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12137\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feeding Habits of Maggots<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our knowledge about these creatures is quite limited.  For example, we do not have clear information about their eating habits.  Some scientists <strong>While I think they feed on dead skin<\/strong>others <strong>The bacteria on the skin are their food source <\/strong>suggests that it is.  At night <strong>They come out of pores during sleep, mate, and then return to their nests.<\/strong> There is also a theory.<\/p>\n<p>of these creatures <strong>that they don&#8217;t have an anus<\/strong> It is believed that they keep the nutrients they receive until their death, and that their bodies dissolve and disappear when they die.  Although it is known that these creatures do not harm people, it is known that bacteria that cause skin problems emerge with their death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12138\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar4-1024x576.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar4-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12138\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rosacea (Rose) disease <\/strong>It has been determined that people with this disease have 10-20 times more worms on their face than a normal person.  However, according to experts, there is no direct relationship between maggots and the disease.  It is stated that when the disease causes changes in the skin, the number of maggots increases.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, <strong>in cancer and AIDS patients<\/strong> There are more maggots.  It is thought that this is because the number of worms increases as the immune system weakens.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"887\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12139\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar1-1024x887.jpeg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar1-1024x887.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12139\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>They Do Not Harm the Body<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These creatures are not classified as parasites because they do not harm the body;  In fact, experts think that they can be beneficial for the skin because they cleanse the skin and eat bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>These maggots <strong>It is thought to have lived together with humans for approximately 20 thousand years.<\/strong>.  There is a theory that these worms originate from wolves and dogs.  The fact that the DNA and characteristics of these creatures are different in different groups of people can provide important clues to understand their migration movements and the immune system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12140\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar5.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yuzumuzde-yasayan-canlilar5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12140\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is It Possible to Get Rid of These Creatures Completely?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Unfortunately, no.<\/strong> Although there are treatments that completely eliminate facial worms, there is no preventive treatment.  So, you can stay away from these creatures for a month at most.  However, as long as you are in contact with people and use items such as beds and pillows, they will come again.  The human body is truly home to a huge ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To join our WhatsApp group <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GcUb561wzz44AcjKoMQHY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our body is like a home that can host many living creatures inside and outside. We are generally knowledgeable about the creatures that live in our intestines. However, you will be quite surprised when you hear that various organisms live on our face and that we are with them throughout our lives. 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