Demodex Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Prognosis is _____ in cases of adult-onset demodicosis
  2. 6. Species of demodex in the cat that has a long, narrow body and lives in the hair follicle
  3. 7. Number of consecutive negative skin scrapes necessary in order to stop treatment
  4. 10. Product containing milbemycin that has been used to treat demodex, although it is currently off the market
  5. 11. Maximum number of body area lesions to be considered 'localized' demodicosis
  6. 12. The skin of dogs with demodicosis is usually accompanied by _____
  7. 13. True or false, demodex is a contagious disease
  8. 16. Along with alopecia, the skin in demodex lesions also appears ____
  9. 18. Used to diagnose demodex
  10. 22. Used to treat the contagious form of demodex in the cat
  11. 23. Number of weeks until a recheck skin scrape is performed after initial diagnosis of demodex
  12. 24. The most common species that infects dogs is demodex _____
  13. 25. Localized demodicosis is most commonly seen in _____
Down
  1. 1. Demodex is considered "cured" when no relapses occur within one _____
  2. 3. Type of skin scrape necessary to obtain a diagnosis of demodex
  3. 4. A top differential in cases resembling demodex
  4. 5. Species of demodex in the cat that has a broad, short body, lives in the stratum corneum, and is contagious
  5. 7. True or false, demodex is normally found in low numbers in the hair follicles of healthy dogs
  6. 8. The only FDA approved treatment for generalized demodicosis
  7. 9. Percentage of juvenile localized demodicosis cases that will become generalized regardless of treatment
  8. 14. Common cause of juvenile localized demodicosis
  9. 15. Common location of lesions in cases of localized demodicosis
  10. 17. Common off-label product used in high doses to treat demodex
  11. 19. The most common cause of adult-onset demodicosis
  12. 20. Characteristic of demodex lesions
  13. 21. In some cases where demodex are not seen on a skin scrape, a _____ may be necessary to diagnose