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Pthirus is a
genus of lice.
There are only two
extant species, and they are the sole
known members of the
family Pthiridae.
Pthirus gorillae infests gorillas...
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closely related species,
Pthirus gorillae,
infects gorillas. The
human parasite is
thought to have
diverged from
Pthirus gorillae approximately 3.3...
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their entire life
cycle on the host.
Pthirus gorillae infests the same
parts of the
bodies of
gorillas as
Pthirus pubis does in humans, but
since the gorilla...
- genera,
Pediculus and
Pthirus: head lice (Pediculus hum**** capitis), body lice (Pediculus hum**** hum****), and
pubic lice (
Pthirus pubis).
Human head and...
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known as "crabs" and "pubic lice") is an
infestation by the
pubic louse,
Pthirus pubis, a
wingless insect which feeds on
blood and lays its eggs (nits)...
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seams of clothing, and
Pediculus hum**** capitis, or the
human head louse.
Pthirus pubis (the
human pubic louse) is the
cause of the
condition known as crabs...
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distantly related species of hair-clinging louse, the
pubic or crab
louse (
Pthirus pubis), also
infests humans. It is
morphologically different from the other...
- Body
louse (Pediculus hum**** hum****):
causes pediculosis Crab
louse (
Pthirus pubis):
causes phthiriasis Human botfly maggot (Dermatobia hominis): causes...
- It was
nicknamed the "Platje" (English: "Little Flat One or
Pubic Lice (
Pthirus pubis)")
because of its
aerodynamic shape. The car
caused a
sensation at...
- head and body hair. By contrast, the
human pubic louse Pthirus pubis is
closely related to
Pthirus gorillae,
which infests gorillas. A 2017
study of gastrointestinal...
