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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for lice
  1. Body Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are body lice? Body lice (also called clothes lice) are tiny insects which live and lay nits (lice eggs) on clothing. They are parasites, and they ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodylice.html - Health Topics
  2. Head Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are head lice? Head lice are tiny insects that live on people's heads. Adult lice are about the size of sesame seeds. The eggs, called nits, ... smaller - about the size of a dandruff flake. Lice and nits are found on or near the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/headlice.html - Health Topics
  3. Pubic Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are pubic lice? Pubic lice (also called crabs) are tiny insects which usually live in the pubic or genital area of humans. They are also sometimes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pubiclice.html - Health Topics
  4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... including: Chlamydia Genital herpes Gonorrhea HIV HPV Pubic lice Syphilis Trichomoniasis What causes sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html - Health Topics
  5. Skin Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... athlete's foot and yeast infections Parasites cause body lice, head lice, and scabies Who is more likely to get ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/skininfections.html - Health Topics
  6. Infectious Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... or in other living things. Malaria and head lice are infections that are caused by parasites. How ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/infectiousdiseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Itching (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Parasites such as pinworms, scabies, head and body lice Pregnancy Liver, kidney, or thyroid diseases Certain cancers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/itching.html - Health Topics
  8. Parasitic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for food and a place to live. You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/parasiticdiseases.html - Health Topics
  9. Teen Sexual Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Genital herpes Gonorrhea HIV HPV (human papillomavirus) Pubic lice Syphilis Trichomoniasis STDs don't always cause symptoms. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/teensexualhealth.html - Health Topics