- The
crab louse or
pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) is an
insect that is an
obligate ectoparasite of humans,
feeding exclusively on blood. The
crab louse usually...
- laboratory. A much more
distantly related species of hair-clinging
louse, the
pubic or
crab louse (Pthirus pubis), also
infests humans. It is morphologically...
- lice
which infest humans, the
other two
being the head
louse, and the
crab louse or
pubic louse. Body lice may lay eggs on the host
hairs and clothing...
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Pediculosis pubis (also
known as "
crabs" and "pubic lice") is an
infestation by the
pubic louse,
Pthirus pubis, a
wingless insect which feeds on blood...
-
species of
louse—the head
louse and the body
louse are
subspecies of
Pediculus hum****; and the
pubic louse,
Pthirus pubis. The body
louse has the smallest...
-
infestations (pthiriasis) are
usually spread through ****ual contact. The
crab louse can
travel up to 10
inches on the body.
Pubic lice
infestation is found...
- hum**** capitis, or the
human head
louse.
Pthirus pubis (the
human pubic louse) is the
cause of the
condition known as
crabs.
These 15
families are generally...
-
Humans can also
become infected with two
other lice – the body
louse and the
crab louse. To make the diagnosis, live lice must be found.
Using a comb can...
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Phthiraptera (Lice) Body
louse Crab louse Head
louse Siphonaptera (fleas)
Tabanidae (horse flies)
Tantulocarida Triatominae Pea
crab Sacculina Hirudinea (some...
-
pubis (the
crab louse) are the only
known species that
belong to the
genus Pthirus,
often incorrectly spelled as
Phthirus (the Gr**** word for
louse is phthir)...
