Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
1973
Document Type
Article
Citation
DHEW Publication No. (CDC) 74-8265
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1973
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.
Comments
United States government work