Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus)

These arePediculus humanus, or body lice. Other types of lice infest the scalp, head (Pediculus humanus capitis),or the pubic area (Phthirus pubis). Some body lice may carry diseases such as epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, or trench fever. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus)


Review Date: 5/2/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H, Infectious Diseases Division and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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