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Are bird mites contagious and can they live on human host? is there a cream to use to kill them off your body?
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Not usually: However they can cause an intensely itching rash. They don't stay in your body however. Depending on the extent of the skin rash, topical cortisone cream or oral steroid may be required to calm the rash down.
Answered 9/8/2018
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