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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. 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 ]

3. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Head lice are spread by direct contact with the hair of someone who is infected. [4] The cause of head lice infestations in children is not related to cleanliness. [5] Other animals, such as cats and dogs, do not play a role in transmission. [4] Head lice feed only on human blood and are only able to survive on human head hair.

4. Skin conditions in dogs: Symptoms, causes, and how to help - AOL

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   Parasites: Treatment. Once an infestation begins, many pet parents struggle with how to get rid of fleas.Dr. MacMillan recommends using a vet-approved anti-parasite product, treating your home ...

5. Pediculosis - Wikipedia

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   Accordingly, the infestation with head lice is named pediculosis capitis, while this with body lice, pediculosis corporis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although pediculosis in humans may properly refer to lice infestation of any part of the body, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to pediculosis capitis , the infestation of the human head with the ...

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

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   Head lice feed on blood several times each day and tend to reside close to your scalp, which explains the itchiness and why it’s sometimes so difficult to tell that you have head lice. Unlike ...

7. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   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 closely related species, Pediculus schaeffi.

8. Jenny Mollen Called 'Disgusting' After Boarding a Flight ...

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   Head lice impacts about six million to 12 million people each year, with the most common symptom being an itchy scalp, according to Cleveland Clinic. The spread of head lice can only be caused by ...

9. Sucking louse - Wikipedia

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   At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis. Pediculus humanus is divided into two subspecies, Pediculus humanus humanus , or the human body louse , sometimes nicknamed "the seam squirrel" for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of ...