Pediculus humanus capitis

Related to Pediculus humanus capitis: head louse, head lice, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pediculus humanus humanus

Pediculus humanus capitis

The head louse that lives in the fine hair of the head, including the beard and eyebrows. Its eggs, commonly called nits, may be found glued to hairs. They form nests in the vicinity of the ears. This organism is the cause of pediculosis capitis.

See also: Pediculus

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Prevalence of Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Infestation and Associated Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in Bayengan City, West of Iran.

Screening for prevalence and associated risk factors of head lice among primary school student in Assiut City

Moreover, the population of Pediculus humanus capitis was likely only temporarily altered by grooming, considering the high reproductive rate of head lice.

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The common head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) lives on the scalp, feeds on human blood, and is spread by head-to-head contact.

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Pediculus humanus capitis, the human head louse, is no respecter of persons, moving freely from one cuddly head to another, regardless of how meticulously its owner's mother has scrubbed it.

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The prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis in two primary schools of Hacilar, Kayseri.

Kayseri Ilinde Scabies ve Pediculosis Epidemiyolojisi/The Epidemiology of Scabies and Pediculosis in Kayseri

vulgaris was found to be effective against Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) adults and eggs.

Thyme

Head (Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer) and body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus) have been parasites of humans for thousands of years (1).

Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana genotype C in head lice, Ethiopia

minuta essential oil against head lice Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) and obtained a lethal time ([LT.sub.50]) of 16.4 [+ or -] 1.62 min denoting toxicity of the essential oil.

The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor

Zias 1988 Head Lice, Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from hair combs excavated in Israel and dated from the first century B.C.

Huevecillos de Anthropophthirus capitis en momias de la tradicion Chinchorro, Camarones 15-d, norte de Chile

The head louse, or Pediculus humanus capitis to give it its full name, is a parasite.

Kill 'em all

A popular tool is a leaflet for parents explaining all about the human head louse (pediculus humanus capitis), its eggs (popularly known as "nits") and how to get rid of both.

Lice problem raises its head

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