Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus)
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 diseases such as epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, or trench fever. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 05/02/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H, Infectious Diseases Division
and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
Medical School, Stanford, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
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