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  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. Head lice 
    Head lice are tiny insects that live on the skin covering the top of your head (scalp). Head lice may also be found in the eyebrows and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000840.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pubic lice 
    Pubic lice are tiny wingless insects that infect the pubic hair area and lay eggs there. These lice can also be found in armpit hair, eyebrows, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000841.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Body lice 
    Body lice are tiny insects (scientific name is Pediculus humanus corporis ) that are spread through close contact with other people. Two other types of lice are: Head lice Pubic lice
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000838.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Sexually Transmitted Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... including: Chlamydia Genital herpes Gonorrhea HIV HPV Pubic lice Syphilis Trichomoniasis What causes sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sexuallytransmittedinfections.html - Health Topics
  8. Treating and Preventing Head Lice (Food and Drug Administration)  
    Head lice affect millions of children every year. Although head lice are a year-round problem, cases usually peak ...
    https://www.fda.gov/.../treating-and-preventing-head-lice - External Health Links
  9. Head lice (image) 
    Head lice infect the scalp and hair and can be seen at the nape of the neck and over the ears. Head lice spread easily and quickly but do not carry ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17207.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus) (image) 
    These are Pediculus humanus , or body lice. Other types of lice infest the scalp, head ( Pediculus humanus capitis ), or the pubic area ( Phthirus pubis ). Some body lice may carry ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2608.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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