Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect. Engraving from Robert Hooke 'Micrographia' London 1665. Now known to be vector for Epidemic typhus.

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Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect. Engraving from Robert Hooke 'Micrographia' London 1665. Now known to be vector for Epidemic typhus.

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