Term Name: | Pediculus humanus corporis infestation |
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Synonyms: | body louse infestation, Pediculus corporis, Pediculus humanus infestation |
Definition: | A lice infestation that is a cutaneous condition caused by parasitic infestation of body lice Pediculus humanus corporis, which feed on the human blood. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:5513] ( DOID:5513 ) |