Organisms

Phthirus

Lice of the genus Phthirus, family Pediculidae. Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, is usually acquired by sexual contact or contact with infected objects. It is found most frequently in the pubic hair, but also on eyebrows, eyelashes, or on the axillary hairs.

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Abstract

Lice of the genus Phthirus, family Pediculidae. Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, is usually acquired by sexual contact or contact with infected objects. It is found most frequently in the pubic hair, but also on eyebrows, eyelashes, or on the axillary hairs.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Crab Lice
  • Crab Louse
  • Crab Lices
  • Crab Louses
  • Lice, Crab
  • Lices, Crab
  • Louse, Crab
  • Louses, Crab

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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

do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Lice (1965-1998)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.690w.060w.730w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phthirus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020061. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020061
  2. Phthirus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pthirus
  3. Phthirus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7257036