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    Crab louse (redirect from Pthirus pubis)
    a closely related species, Pthirus gorillae, infects gorillas. The human parasite is thought to have diverged from Pthirus gorillae approximately 3.3...
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    Pthirus is a genus of lice. There are only two extant species, and they are the sole known members of the family Pthiridae. Pthirus gorillae infests gorillas...
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    their entire life cycle on the host. Pthirus gorillae infests the same parts of the bodies of gorillas as Pthirus pubis does in humans, but since the gorilla...
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    genera, Pediculus and Pthirus: head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis), body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus), and pubic lice (Pthirus pubis). Human head and...
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    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 (nits)...
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    seams of 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...
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    distantly related species of hair-clinging louse, the pubic or crab louse (Pthirus pubis), also infests humans. It is morphologically different from the other...
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  • hair No Pediculus humanus corporis Pediculosis corporis (Body lice) No Pthirus pubis Pediculosis pubis (pubic lice, crab lice) No multiple Pelvic inflammatory...
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  • multiple myeloma "Crabs", a colloquial term for Pediculosis pubis Crab louse (Pthirus pubis), a type of parasitic louse Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii...
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    head and body hair. By contrast, the human pubic louse Pthirus pubis is closely related to Pthirus gorillae, which infests gorillas. A 2017 study of gastrointestinal...
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    Zika virus Crab louse, colloquially known as "crabs" or "pubic lice" (Pthirus pubis). The infestation and accompanying inflammation is Pediculosis pubis...
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  • Body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus): causes pediculosis Crab louse (Pthirus pubis): causes phthiriasis Human botfly maggot (Dermatobia hominis): causes...
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  • sexual activity and via sharing clothing or bedding Crab louse –Phthiriasis Pthirus pubis pubic area, eyelashes visual identification under magnification common...
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    completely different story from that of the first edition. Autobiography of a Pthirus Pubis – a contemporary adaptation inspired by The Autobiography of a Flea...
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    (Pediculus humanus capitis) Body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) Pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) Due to the low probability of a tick detaching and falling to the...
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  • Species Common name Pediculus humanus capitis Head louse Pediculus humanus corporis Body louse Pthirus pubis Pubic louse, crab louse...
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    monkeys and apes of different kinds. Pedicinus, along with its sister genus Pthirus, are believed to have diverged from their common ancestor approximately...
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  • Pediculus humanus Pediculus humanus capitis Pediculus humanus humanus Pthirus pubis Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Mecoptera Mecoptera is an...
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