Demodex...

Joyce Huang, UGA

Foot In Mouth, Entry

One day, I was talking to a non-vet school friend about what I learned at the vet hospital and I mentioned Demodex.  I thought nothing about it, until I saw her worried expression.

Me: "..so, this dog came in and it had Demodex. The doctors were showing me how to find it with a scrape."

Friend: "..."

*5 minutes into the conversation*

Friend: "Wait. Did you say Demon X?? What kind of bugs are there in the vet world???"

Me: "...Demodex? Though...Demon X sounds like a good name for it too..."