lice infestation

Infestation by Pediculus (disorder)|Lice infestation, NOS|Louse infestation (& [pediculosis and phthirus] or [lice])|Louse infestation (disorder)|Pediculosis + lice NOS|Pediculosis and phthirus infection NOS (disorder)|Pediculosis and phthirus infections (disorder)|Pediculosis and phthirus infestation|Pediculosis, unspecified|Pediculosis, unspecified (disorder)|mixed pediculosis|mixed pediculosis (disorder)|mixed pediculosis infestation|pediculosis|pediculosis and phthirus infection|Lice infestation|Louse infestation|Pediculosis and phthirus infections|Infestation by Pediculus|Pediculosis + lice|Pediculus humanus infection|infections, Pediculus humanus|Lice Infestations

Fig.4.Louse bites.jpg

Pediculosis is an infestation of lice from the sub-order Anoplura, family Pediculidae. Accordingly, the infestation with head lice is named pediculosis capitis, while this with body lice, pediculosis corporis. Although pediculosis in humans may properly refer to lice infestation of any part of the body, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to pediculosis capitis, the infestation of the human head with the specific head louse. This can typically happen in young children aged 3-11 and is spread from head to head contact.