Organisms

Pediculus

Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.

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Abstract

Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Nits
  • Pediculi
  • Body Lice
  • Body Louse
  • Head Lice
  • Head Louse
  • Body Lices
  • Body Louses
  • Head Lices
  • Head Louses
  • Lice, Body
  • Lice, Head
  • Lices, Body
  • Lices, Head
  • Louse, Body
  • Louse, Head
  • Louses, Body
  • Louses, Head

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infestation: coordinate IM with PEDICULOSIS see LICE INFESTATIONS (IM); for killing Pediculus with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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History Note

75; was see under LICE 1963-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Lice (1966-1974)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.690w.060w.716w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pediculus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010374. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010374
  2. Pediculus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculus
  3. Pediculus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13655191