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Dust Mite

The dust mite is a tiny bug. It is a member or the spider and tick family. There are numerous types of mite, but the domestic dust mite which has been linked to allergy likes to live in beds and carpets. It won’t bite you, but it excretes very fine droppings which are HIGHLY ALLERGIC to […]

Allergies in Alice Springs, Central Australia

INTRODUCTION Alice Springs has a permanent population of about 27,000, and is situated in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is almost at the geographical centre of the continent. The town is an important centre for the tourism, pastoral, mining and defence industries. There are 500,000 tourists annually. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES The aborigines have lived […]