Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1973

Citation

DHEW Publication No. (CDC) 74-8265

United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1973

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/12201

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

Lice have been intimately associated with man for centuries. Infestations with lice occur today in the United States and many other countries despite great efforts to maintain high standards of public health. Public health agencies are often called upon if infestations include or expose large groups of people, particularly those in public institutions such as schools, jails, hospitals, or homes for the aged.

The three sucking lice that infest humans are: the body louse (Pedlculus humanus humanus), the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), and the crab louse (Pthirus pubis). The body louse is the species involved in epidemics of louseborne typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever, but all three cause pediculosis. This manual covers the public health importance, biology, and control of these lice.

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