Photomicrograph of a female head louse, Pediculus humanus var. capitis
Female head louse, Pediculus humanus var. capitis, photomicrograph. The body louse, Pediculus humanus corporis, is the vector of three human pathogens: Rickettsia prowazekii, the agent of epidemic typhus; Borrelia recurrentis, the agent of relapsing fever; and Bartonella quintana, the agent of trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, chronic bacteremia, and chronic lymphadenopathy.
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Photo credit: © Scott Camazine / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: capitis, disease, ectoparasite, human, humanus, parasite, pediculus, pest, photomicrograph
