Body louse, female and larvae
This is a magnified view of a female body louse with larvae. Lice cause itching and a characteristic excoriated skin rash (looks like a scrape). They may also transmit diseases, including relapsing fever, typhus, and 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
Network.
