Body lice

Body lice
Definition:
Body lice are tiny parasitic insects (Pediculus humanus corporis) that spread through close contact with other people.
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Body lice are common among people who are unable to wash their clothing regularly. This condition is sometimes called "vagabond's disease" and is typically seen in the homeless.
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Head Lice and Body Lice: Symptoms & Signs ...
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Body lice
Infestations of body lice are caused by Pediculosis humanus corporis, an organism that is similar in size to head lice. Body lice, however, are rarely seen on the skin itself because they come to the skin only to feed.
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The body lice thrive on dirty clothing and unwashed bedding and pass easily from person to person in crowded conditions. In the UK, it's estimated that up to 50 per cent of those people visiting or living in homeless shelters suffer with body lice.
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For body lice:
Medications are usually not needed to treat body lice.
Treatment for body lice usually consists of improving hygiene and washing clothes.
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Body lice. These lice spend most of their time in the seams and folds of your clothing. Body lice are often spread by direct contact with infected clothing or bedding or with an infected person. In rare cases, body lice may carry diseases.
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Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is estimated to have affected more than a million people in Russia and on the fronts in Europe.
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Epidemic typhus, the most serious in the group, is caused by Rickettsia prowazeki, which is transmitted in the feces of body lice. It occurs in crowded, unsanitary conditions and has historically been a major killer in wartime.
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Lice - Body (Body Lice)
Lice - Head (Head Lice)
Lice - Pubic (Pubic Lice) ...
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Indication: OTC pediculicide for treatment of head, pubic, and body lice. Other RID products include shampoo, lice control spray, and egg loosener gel. Distributed by Pfizer Consumer Health Care. Source: FDA approvals - 03/07/00.
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Other lice that often infect humans are Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) and Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice). The term "crabs" seems to come from the microscopic appearance of the pubic louse.
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