The human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus L., has been a witness to, and participant in, millions of years of human history. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). For starters, they have six legs, and each one has a tiny hook at the end that helps them climb from one head to another, latch onto your hair, and quickly ...

Photo courtesy of Richard Webb (Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Queensland) and Renfu Shao (Parasitology Section, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MDMedically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis) are different ...

Human head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) were collected from infested patients and subjected to any of three extraction solvents comprising either the test product or one of two solvents ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...