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Head Lice

By: Gautam J. Desai D.O. & Karen H. Wendel
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion

Three species of lice (small, wingless insects) infest hu-mans—Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice), Pediculus humanus corpus (body lice) and Phthirus pubis (pubic lice). Many treatments exist, and patients need to ensure removal of the lice from hair as well as clothing.

Lice live and reproduce only on humans, transmitted by person-to-person ...

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  Desai, G., & Wendel, K. (2008). Head lice. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 781-781). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n544
  
  Desai, Gautam J., and Karen H. Wendel. "Head Lice." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 781-781. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n544.
  
  Desai, G. and Wendel, K. 2008. Head Lice. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 781 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n544> [Accessed 19 Apr 2021].
  
  Desai, Gautam J. and Karen H. Wendel. "Head Lice." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 781-781. SAGE Knowledge. 19 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n544.
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