Body louse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus , sometimes called Pediculus humanus corporis ) is a louse which infests humans. The condition of being infested with head lice, body lice, or pubic li...
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To evaluate the potential role of Pediculus humanus corporis as a vector of murine typhus, we used R. typhi in an experimental model of human body louse infection previously used with R. prowazekii. A rabbit was made bacteremic by inoculating it with 2 x 10(6) plaque-forming units of R. typhi;
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12860699
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Physical methods such as high and low temperatures were used in the past for the control of human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus L. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16892630
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The body louse is slightly larger than the head louse but has the same general appearance. Unlike the head louse, which lives on its human host, the body louse lives in clothing (commonly in the seamed areas) and then transfers to the human host to feed.
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www.emedicinehealth.com/lice/article_em.htm
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The body louse is the vector of three human diseases -- epidemic or louse-borne typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazeki de Rocha-Lima; trench fever, caused by Rochalimaea quintana (Schmincke) Krieg (long known as Rickettsia quintana);
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entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/human_lice.htm
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/human_lice.htm
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Two types of louse are adapted for living on man: the human louse, and the crab louse. The human louse occurs in two forms, the body louse and the head louse, and these are very similar to one another. In fact they can only be distinguished with certainty by their habits. ... Pediculus humanus; (The Human Body Louse)
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www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th5g.htm
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The only lice that will feed on humans are the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus), and crab or pubic louse (Phthiris pubis). None of the human lice are known to transmit any disease-causing pathogens in North America. ... Close up of a human body louse.
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delusion.ucdavis.edu/lice.html
delusion.ucdavis.edu/lice.html
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Relapsing fever is transmitted to humans by 2 vectors, ticks and lice. The human body louse, Pediculus humanus, is the specific vector (Pediculus pubis is not a vector). Louse-borne relapsing fever is more severe than the tick-borne variety.
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The Body Louse, Pediculus humanus ... Cattle Louse; Hog Louse; Pediculus humanus claw; Dorsal and ventral views of Pediculus humanus; Dorsal and lateral views of Pediculus humanus; Whole body view of Pediculus humanus; Human head louse head close-up;
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