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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Pediculosis (redirect from Lice infestation)
Pediculosis is an infestation of lice from the sub-order Anoplura, family Pediculidae. Accordingly, the infestation with head lice is named pediculosis...
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primates. Louse infestation of the body is known as pediculosis, pediculosis capitis for head lice, pediculosis corporis for body lice, and phthiriasis...
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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. However, the number of...
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Crab louse (redirect from Phthirus infestation)
transmission. Infestation of the eyelashes is referred to as pediculosis ciliaris or phthiriasis palpebrarum. The main symptom of infestation with crab lice is itching...
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Pediculosis pubis (redirect from Pubic lice)
Pediculosis pubis (also known as "crabs" and "pubic lice") is an infestation by the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, a wingless insect which feeds on blood...
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No nit policy (section The no-lice policy)
implemented by some education authorities to prevent the transmission of head lice infestation. The "no nit" policy requires the sending home and barring of all...
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and includes those involving mites, ticks, head lice and bed bugs. An internal (or endoparasitic) infestation is a condition in which organisms live within...
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Body louse (redirect from Body lice)
that infests humans. It is one of three lice which infest humans, the other two being the head louse, and the crab louse or pubic louse. Body lice may...
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ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. Examples: Scabies Crab louse (pubic lice) Pediculosis...
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Bed bug (redirect from Bed bug infestation)
between nearby locations or by being carried within personal items. Infestation is rarely due to a lack of hygiene but is more common in high-density...
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Sucking louse (redirect from Sucking lice)
Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis. Pediculus humanus is divided into two subspecies...
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evolved in humans to share head lice among friends and relatives. Head lice infestations might serve as a protection against body lice by inducing cross-resistance...
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Scabies (redirect from Itch mite infestation)
also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The...
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eggs, or scybala (packets of feces) occurs approximately 30 days after infestation. The presence of the eggs produces a massive allergic response that,...
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data. Research about human infestation by Demodex mites is ongoing: Evidence of a correlation between Demodex infestation and acne vulgaris exists, suggesting...
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Mange (category Arthropod infestations)
is a highly contagious infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, a burrowing mite. The canine sarcoptic mite can also infest cats, pigs, horses, sheep...
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Pentastomida (section Human infestation)
are highly modified and parasitic crustaceans, probably related to fish lice, or they are an ancient group of stem-arthropods, close to the origins of...
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single Old World species in a different genus (Chrysomya bezziana). Infestation of a live vertebrate animal by a maggot is technically called myiasis...
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can be seen worldwide because of air travel, as human movements carry infestation outside endemic areas. The fly commonly infects humans by laying its...
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Myiasis (category Arthropod infestations)
ophthalmomyiasis. Ultrasound showing maggot infestation Ultrasound showing maggot infestation Ultrasound showing maggot infestation German entomologist Fritz Zumpt...
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Abametapir (category Lice)
the brand name Xeglyze, is a medication used for the treatment of head lice infestation in people six months of age and older. The most common side effects...
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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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House dust mite (category Arthropod infestations)
Louse Body louse (pediculosis corporis) / Head louse (head lice infestation) Crab louse (phthiriasis) Hemiptera Bed bug (cimicosis) Fly Dermatobia hominis...
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Acariasis (category Arthropod infestations)
Acariasis is an infestation with mites. There are several complications with the terminology: Acariasis is a term for a rash, caused by mites, sometimes...
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blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter Cootie, a slang term for head lice infestation Cootie, an alternate name for a sideswiper manual telegraph key...
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caused by excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp Head lice infestation Excoriation disorder – obsessive skin picking Trichotillomania –...
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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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Pediculosis corporis (category Lice)
disasters). Body lice can also transmit other pathogens, especially those causing epidemic typhus, trench and relapsing fevers. A body lice infestation is treated...
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