{"id":8065,"date":"2020-11-14T20:33:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T20:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/acaros-del-polvo-domestico\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:33:56","slug":"dust-mites","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/en\/acaros-del-polvo-domestico\/","title":{"rendered":"dust mites"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"textBlock\">\n<h1>Entendiendo los \u00c1caros del Polvo Dom\u00e9stico (*Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus*)<\/h1>\n<p>El nombre cient\u00edfico oficial del \u00e1caro del polvo dom\u00e9stico es <em>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus<\/em>. Estos microorganismos solo son visibles bajo un <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"2147\">microscopio<\/span> y representan una causa frecuente e importante de <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1136\">alergia<\/span> en muchas personas. La exposici\u00f3n a ellos puede desencadenar s\u00edntomas como secreci\u00f3n nasal, estornudos o sibilancias. Adem\u00e1s, en ciertos pacientes, pueden provocar <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1566\">exacerbaciones<\/span> de la <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"922\">dermatitis<\/span> <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"53\">at\u00f3pica<\/span> durante cualquier estaci\u00f3n del a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textBlock imageLinkBlockTitle\">\n<h2 class=\"colour--primary\">Visualizaci\u00f3n de los \u00c1caros del Polvo<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"imageLinkBlock\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"imageLinkBlock__item__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dustm1__ProtectWyJQcm90ZWN0Il0_FocusFillWzI5NCwyMjIsInkiLDg0XQ.jpg\" alt=\"Representaci\u00f3n visual de los \u00e1caros del polvo dom\u00e9stico bajo un microscopio.\">\n            <\/div>\n<p class=\"p-small\">Los \u00e1caros del polvo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clearfix imageLinkBlock\"><\/div>\n<h2>Ubicaci\u00f3n Preferida del \u00c1caro del Polvo Dom\u00e9stico<\/h2>\n<p>Estos \u00e1caros prosperan en ambientes interiores con poca ventilaci\u00f3n y niveles de <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"710\">h\u00famedo<\/span> considerables. No obstante, su presencia es com\u00fan incluso en los hogares que se mantienen meticulosamente limpios, anidando en alfombras, cortinas y, particularmente, en las costuras de los colchones.<\/p>\n<p>Las mayores concentraciones de \u00e1caros del polvo se encuentran frecuentemente en almohadas y edredones, sobre todo si estos est\u00e1n rellenos de materiales como lana, algod\u00f3n o fibras sint\u00e9ticas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"square-placement-country-holder\" class=\"country-dependent advert\">\n<div class=\"box-placement square-placement\">\n<div class=\"advert__frame\">\n                <!-- \/340621630\/dermnet_mobile_afterfirstsection_300x250 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"hidden-div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8\" class=\"[ js-hideable ]\"><\/div>\n<p>                <script>\n                    if (ads_screenwidth < 780 ) {\n                        var inline = document.createElement(\"div\");\n                        var ad = document.createElement(\"div\");\n\n                        ad.id = 'div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8';\n                        ad.style.height=\"250px\";\n                        ad.style.width=\"300px;\";\n\n                        inline.appendChild(ad);\n                        inline.className = \"inline\";\n                        var placeholder = document.getElementById(\"hidden-div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8\");\n                        placeholder.parentNode.replaceChild(inline, placeholder);\n                        (function () {\n                            googletag.cmd.push(function () {\n                                googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1484122037505-8');\n                            });\n                        })();\n                    }\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Estrategias Efectivas para Reducir la Poblaci\u00f3n de \u00c1caros del Polvo Dom\u00e9stico<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Si se utiliza una litera, es recomendable que el ni\u00f1o con predisposici\u00f3n a las alergias duerma en el colch\u00f3n superior.<\/li>\n<li>Lave y seque la ropa de cama semanalmente. Utilice agua a alta temperatura (> 54 \u00b0C) o incorpore un aditivo de lavander\u00eda espec\u00edfico para el <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1854\">control<\/span> de \u00e1caros del polvo.<\/li>\n<li>Adquiera fundas especiales anti-\u00e1caros dise\u00f1adas para proteger almohadas, colchones y edredones.<\/li>\n<li>Emplee una aspiradora equipada con un filtro HEPA. Aspire todas las alfombras de la casa cada semana, prestando especial atenci\u00f3n a los dormitorios y las \u00e1reas debajo de las camas. Siempre que sea posible, opte por suelos de vinilo o madera pulida en lugar de alfombras, ya que acumulan menos polvo. Aseg\u00farese de aspirar tapicer\u00edas, cortinas, colchones y mantas.<\/li>\n<li>Al desempolvar, use un pa\u00f1o h\u00famedo, pues es significativamente m\u00e1s eficaz para capturar el polvo que un plumero seco.<\/li>\n<li>Lave las cortinas regularmente. Las cortinas hechas de materiales ligeros tienden a retener menos polvo. Aun as\u00ed, requieren ser aspiradas con frecuencia y lavadas al menos cada seis semanas.<\/li>\n<li>Mantenga la ropa guardada en armarios. Asegure una buena ventilaci\u00f3n en los armarios o considere el uso de desecantes qu\u00edmicos, como escamas de cloruro de calcio anhidro.<\/li>\n<li>El uso de deshumidificadores puede disminuir dr\u00e1sticamente la presencia de <span class=\"term\" data-term-id=\"1312\">\u00e1caros<\/span> del polvo dom\u00e9stico, dado que estos prefieren ambientes con alta higrometr\u00eda.<\/li>\n<li>Para eliminar los \u00e1caros alojados en juguetes blandos, col\u00f3quelos en el congelador durante varias horas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Implementar estas medidas de higiene puede reducir sustancialmente su exposici\u00f3n a los al\u00e9rgenos generados por los \u00e1caros del polvo, mejorando as\u00ed el control de los s\u00edntomas al\u00e9rgicos y la dermatitis at\u00f3pica.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entendiendo los \u00c1caros del Polvo Dom\u00e9stico (*Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus*) El nombre cient\u00edfico oficial del \u00e1caro del polvo dom\u00e9stico es Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. 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