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2. Treatment of human lice - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of human lice is the removal of head lice parasites from human hair. It has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis) has increased worldwide since the mid-1960s, reaching hundreds of millions annually. [1] There is no product or method that assures 100% ...

3. Body louse - Wikipedia

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   Pediculus humanus humanus. Linnaeus, 1758. The body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus, also known as Pediculus humanus corporis) or the cootie is a hematophagic ectoparasite louse that infests humans. [ 1] It is one of three lice which infest humans, the other two being the head louse, and the crab louse or pubic louse.

4. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Pediculus humanus capitis by Des Helmore. The head louse ( Pediculus humanus capitis) is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. [1] Head lice are wingless insects that spend their entire lives on the human scalp and feed exclusively on human blood. [1] Humans are the only known hosts of this specific parasite, while chimpanzees and bonobos host a ...

5. A Guide to Head Lice Symptoms and Treatments - AOL

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   The itchiness, irritation, and the incessant scratching caused by the small bugs on your scalp and hair make head lice a nuisance at best and at worst, well—they’re the worst. Head lice feed ...

6. Head lice DNA discovery reveals new details about first ... - AOL

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   Genetic analysis of clothes or body lice, which are one of three lice to live on humans, revealed that humans likely began wearing some form of clothing at least 83,000 years ago, according to a ...

7. Pediculosis corporis - Wikipedia

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   Treatment. Washing contaminated bedding and clothing in hot or boiling water, personal hygiene, pediculicide. Pediculosis corporis or Vagabond's disease is a cutaneous condition caused by body lice ( Pediculus humanus humanus) that lay their eggs on clothing and to a lesser extent on human hairs. [1] [2] : 447.