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Health Encyclopedia: Head Lice
Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp. They can be spread by close contact with other people.
These lice only live in hair and occasionally eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Alternative Names
Lice - head; Nits; Pediculosis capitis - head lice
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Head lice infect hair on the head. They are easiest to see on the neck and over the ears. Tiny eggs on the hair look like ...
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Health Guide
Pubic lice
...- pubic lice; Lice - pubic; Crabs Symptoms Itching in pubic hair region Eggs (nits) or actual adult lice may be seen Genital lesions due to bites Other... Read more »Pubic lice
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