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Dermatologic Clinics, 1990
Pediculosis can be caused by two distinctly different organisms, the head louse and the pubic louse. Although differing anatomically, they produce equivalent disorders, with itching, bites, and nits on the hairs. The head louse causes disease of the scalp, while the pubic louse lives in short hair in the pubic regions, the body, the axillae, the ...
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Pediculosis can be caused by two distinctly different organisms, the head louse and the pubic louse. Although differing anatomically, they produce equivalent disorders, with itching, bites, and nits on the hairs. The head louse causes disease of the scalp, while the pubic louse lives in short hair in the pubic regions, the body, the axillae, the ...
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Prevalence of pediculosis among primary school children in Tunisia.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassitBackground Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) infestation is a global health concern, yet no study has examined its occurrence among primary school children in Tunisia.
Dhekra Farjallah +7 more
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Hubungan Personal Hygiene dengan Kejadian Pediculosis capitis pada Murid Kelas 2 di SDN Duri Kepa 11
Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia (MPPKI)Latar Belakang: Pediculosis capitis merupakan infeksi pada rambut dan kulit kepala manusia yang disebabkan oleh parasit Pediculus humanus var.capitis.
Inggrid Osya FarFar
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Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2005
Pediculosis capitis is a worldwide public health concern. Infestation occurs most commonly in children, with a peak incidence between 5 to 11 years of age. The condition is more common in girls and less common in Black children. Direct head-to-head contact is the most common mode of transmission. Pruritus is the most common symptom of infestation.
Alexander K C, Leung +2 more
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Pediculosis capitis is a worldwide public health concern. Infestation occurs most commonly in children, with a peak incidence between 5 to 11 years of age. The condition is more common in girls and less common in Black children. Direct head-to-head contact is the most common mode of transmission. Pruritus is the most common symptom of infestation.
Alexander K C, Leung +2 more
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The Lancet, 2000
Scabies and pediculosis are ubiquitous, contagious, and debilitating parasitic dermatoses. They have been known since antiquity and are distributed worldwide. Clusters of infestation occur-for example, scabies affecting immunocompromised individuals or patients and staff in hospitals and nursing homes for the elderly, and pediculosis affecting ...
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Scabies and pediculosis are ubiquitous, contagious, and debilitating parasitic dermatoses. They have been known since antiquity and are distributed worldwide. Clusters of infestation occur-for example, scabies affecting immunocompromised individuals or patients and staff in hospitals and nursing homes for the elderly, and pediculosis affecting ...
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Archives of Dermatology, 1978
This volume is a spinoff of the 1976 International Conference on Scabies and Pediculosis (Minneapolis) and includes 22 chapters on scabies, with eight chapters on pediculosis by quite varied authorities. The contributions range from the feckless and arcane, to Dr Mellanby's electrifying accounts of the mite's life. The various syndromes of scabies are
Milton Orkin +4 more
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This volume is a spinoff of the 1976 International Conference on Scabies and Pediculosis (Minneapolis) and includes 22 chapters on scabies, with eight chapters on pediculosis by quite varied authorities. The contributions range from the feckless and arcane, to Dr Mellanby's electrifying accounts of the mite's life. The various syndromes of scabies are
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Archives of Dermatology, 1945
The control of pediculosis is a problem of primary importance to the civilian and military populations of the world today. On its control depends the control of louse-borne diseases, such as typhus. To realize the importance of pediculosis infestations it is only necessary to consider the incidence in the United States as well as in foreign countries ...
Herman A. Shelanski +6 more
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The control of pediculosis is a problem of primary importance to the civilian and military populations of the world today. On its control depends the control of louse-borne diseases, such as typhus. To realize the importance of pediculosis infestations it is only necessary to consider the incidence in the United States as well as in foreign countries ...
Herman A. Shelanski +6 more
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An Epidemic of Pediculosis Capitis
The Journal of Parasitology, 1977An epidemic due to Pediculus humanus capitis occurred in the public schools of Buffalo, New York, in the winter of 1973. A survey at one elementary school showed that 20% of whites and no blacks were infested, and a city-wide prevalence survey during the academic year September 1972 to May 1973 showed that 7.2% of all pupils were infested.
Mary Lou Fleissner +5 more
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Pediculosis in a School Population
The Journal of School Nursing, 2000This nonexperimental, retrospective study of elementary, middle school, and high school children (a) determined the prevalence of pediculosis, (b) identified populations susceptible to head lice infestation, and (c) examined the role of the school nurse in pediculosis management.
Jaime S. Estrada, Rita I. Morris
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Urologic Clinics of North America, 1984
Scabies and pediculosis pubis are ectoparasitic infestations often transmitted by sexual contact. The distinctive clinical features that characterize these infestations are described, along with laboratory diagnosis. Entomologic, epidemiologic, and pathogenetic essentials are also considered, and safe and effective methods of treatment are presented ...
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Scabies and pediculosis pubis are ectoparasitic infestations often transmitted by sexual contact. The distinctive clinical features that characterize these infestations are described, along with laboratory diagnosis. Entomologic, epidemiologic, and pathogenetic essentials are also considered, and safe and effective methods of treatment are presented ...
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