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2. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Head lice infestation, also known as pediculosis capitis, is the infection of the head hair and scalp by the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis). [6] Itching from lice bites is common. [ 5 ] During a person's first infection, the itch may not develop for up to six weeks. [ 5 ]

3. Bugs That Look Like Lice, But Are Not - AOL

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   Head lice are gray, but some can feature other colors. After feeding, they may look reddish. Body lice live on human clothing and visit their hosts only if they need to feed. They have tan-reddish ...

4. 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 ...

5. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Head lice cannot fly, and their short, stumpy legs render them incapable of jumping, or even walking efficiently on flat surfaces. [ 2 ] The non-disease-carrying head louse differs from the related disease-carrying body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus ) in preferring to attach eggs to scalp hair rather than to clothing.

6. 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 ...

7. 5 important things to know about lice — and why it’s OK to ...

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   Head lice are about 2 to 3 millimeters long, and they usually infest the head or neck and attach their eggs to the base of the hair shaft, according to the CDC.

8. Does your child have head lice? How to get rid of it for good

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   Head lice are most common among young children — 6 million to 12 million lice outbreaks occur yearly in children between 3 and 11 in the US — though adults are vulnerable to head lice as well.

9. Pediculus - Wikipedia

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   Pediculus is a genus of sucking lice, the sole genus in the family Pediculidae. Pediculus species are ectoparasites of primates. Species include: [1] Pediculus clavicornis Nitzsch, 1864; Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758. Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – the body louse; Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – the head louse ...