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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for head lice
  1. 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 ... often at the neckline and behind the ears. Head lice are parasites, and they need to feed on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/headlice.html - Health Topics
  2. Pubic Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... live on humans. The other two types are head lice and body lice. Each type of lice is ... and they do not crawl as quickly as head and body lice. Sometimes it takes a magnifying lens to see ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pubiclice.html - Health Topics
  3. Body Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... live on humans. The other two types are head lice and pubic lice. Each type of lice is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodylice.html - Health Topics
  4. Skin Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... 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
  5. Infectious Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... on or in other living things. Malaria and head lice are infections that are caused by parasites. How ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/infectiousdiseases.html - Health Topics
  6. Itching (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and other substances Parasites such as pinworms, scabies, head and body lice Pregnancy Liver, kidney, or thyroid diseases Certain cancers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/itching.html - Health Topics