The body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus, also known as Pediculus humanus corporis) or the cootie is a hematophagic ectoparasite louse that infests humans...

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...

flat surfaces. The non-disease-carrying head louse differs from the related disease-carrying body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) in preferring to attach...

the louse cannot jump, it can also live in other areas of the body that are covered with coarse hair, such as the perianal area, the entire body (in men)...

divided into two subspecies, Pediculus humanus humanus, or the human body louse, sometimes nicknamed "the seam squirrel" for its habit of laying of eggs...

Humans can also become infected with two other lice – the body louse and the crab louse. To make the diagnosis, live lice must be found. Using a comb...

Rochalimea quintana, Rickettsia quintana), found in the stomach walls of the body louse. Bartonella quintana is closely related to Bartonella henselae, the agent...

causative organism is Rickettsia prowazekii, transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). Untreated typhus cases have a fatality rate...

head louse. Pediculosis may be divided into the following types:: 446–8  Pediculosis capitis (Head lice infestation) Pediculosis corporis (Body louse infestation...

Sea lice (singular: sea louse) are copepods (small crustaceans) of the family Caligidae within the order Siphonostomatoida. They are marine ectoparasites...

humanus is a species of louse that infects humans. It comprises two subspecies: Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – body louse Pediculus humanus capitis...

the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) is a vector. Louse-borne relapsing fever is more severe than the tick-borne variety.[citation needed] Louse-borne...

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...

January 2013), Magill AJ, Hill DR, Solomon T, Ryan ET (eds.), "61 - Epidemic Louse-borne Typhus", Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Disease...

Organization (WHO) Raoult, Didier; Roux, Veronique (October 1999). "The Body Louse as a Vector of Reemerging Human Diseases". Clinical Infectious Diseases...

the nose, the eyelashes, and eyebrows — but also occur elsewhere on the body. Demodex folliculorum is occasionally found as a cause of folliculitis, although...

individuals may feel tired or have a fever. Typically, uncovered areas of the body are affected. Their bites are not known to transmit any infectious disease...

for the sequencing of the body louse genome. Subsequently, he served as the director and community coordinator of the Body Louse Genome Sequencing Consortium...

burrows into the skin (usually at the hands or wrists, but other parts of the body may also be affected), and lays its eggs. The burrowing is carried out using...

size and translucent bodies, are barely visible to the unaided eye. A typical house dust mite measures 0.2–0.3 mm in length. The body of the house dust mite...

Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...

usually transmitted from person to person by the human body louse. Since the 1800s, the body louse has been known as its only known vector. B. recurrentis...

human body louse cannot live outside of clothing, dying after only a few hours without shelter. This strongly implies that the date of the body louse's speciation...

(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...

begin within 24 hours. These symptoms can be present across most of the body or just certain areas such as the wrists, between fingers, or along the waistline...

Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – the body louse Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – the head louse Pediculus mjobergi Ferris, 1916 Pediculus...

also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the host while...

Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...

quintana, and "Rickettsia quintana", is a bacterium transmitted by the human body louse that causes trench fever. This bacterial species caused outbreaks of trench...

(mouse botfly) Phlebotominae (sand flies) Phthiraptera (Lice) Body louse Crab louse Head louse Siphonaptera (fleas) Tabanidae (horse flies) Tantulocarida...