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    The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects that spend their entire lives on the human...
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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). Itching...
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    species of louse—the head louse and the body louse are subspecies of Pediculus humanus; and the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis. The body louse has the smallest...
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    three lice which infest humans, the other two being the head louse, and the crab louse or pubic louse. Body lice may lay eggs on the host hairs and clothing...
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    crab louse or pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans, feeding exclusively on blood. The crab louse usually...
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    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...
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    of the human head with the specific head louse. Pediculosis may be divided into the following types:: 446–8  Pediculosis capitis (Head lice infestation)...
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    clothing, and Pediculus humanus capitis, or the human head louse. Pthirus pubis (the human pubic louse) is the cause of the condition known as crabs. These...
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    Linnaeus, 1758 – body louse Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – head louse William H. Robinson (2005). "Phthiraptera". Handbook of Urban Insects...
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    A whale louse is a crustacean of the family Cyamidae. Despite the name, it is not a true louse (which are insects), but rather is related to the skeleton...
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    Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – the body louse Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – the head louse Pediculus mjobergi Ferris, 1916 Pediculus schaeffi...
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    (also known as "crabs" and "pubic lice") is an infestation by the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, a wingless insect which feeds on blood and lays its eggs...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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  • Pinworm (parasite) Arthropod animal Pediculus humanus capitis Head louse length 2.5–3 mm Head louse Flatworm animal Eucestoda Tapeworm length (minimum) 1 mm...
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  • that dating the split of the ancestral human louse into two species, the head louse and the pubic louse, would date the loss of body hair in human ancestors...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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  • porocephaliasis can penetrate viscerally) and includes those involving mites, ticks, head lice and bed bugs. An internal (or endoparasitic) infestation is a condition...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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  • Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran Nit, the egg case of a head louse Nit (unit), of luminance Nat (unit) or nit, natural unit of information...
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    a head louse. Only the presence of live crawling lice (nymph or imago) constitutes an infestation. Much of the controversy surrounding school head lice...
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    Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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  • Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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    certain areas such as the wrists, between fingers, or along the waistline. The head may be affected, but this is typically only in young children. The itch is...
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  • botfly) Phlebotominae (sand flies) Phthiraptera (Lice) Body louse Crab louse Head louse Siphonaptera (fleas) Tabanidae (horse flies) Tantulocarida Triatominae...
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    Cymothoa exigua (redirect from Tongue louse)
    Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters fish through the gills. The female attaches to...
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