Prevalência e intensidade da infestação por Pediculus humanus capitis em escolares de seis a onze anos Prevalence and parasitism intensity by Pediculus humanus capitis in six to eleven-year-old schoolchildren [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004 O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a intensidade de infestação por Pediculus humanus capitis e sua variação segundo o gênero e a idade, em 181 escolares de seis a onze anos de uma escola primária.
Silvia Catalá +8 more
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The importance of Hair and Scalp Hygiene for pediculus humanus capitis epidemic prevention
Jurnal Ners, 2017 Introduction: Pediculus humanus capitis have cosmopolite attributes, and normally affect school age children. This research aims at obtaining the number of people infested with pediculus humanus capitis and is categorized by the age, sex, education ...
Maria Vonny Rumampuk
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Of lice and math: using models to understand and control populations of head lice [PDF]
arXiv, 2011 In this paper we use detailed data about the biology of the head louse (pediculus humanus capitis) to build a model of the evolution of head lice colonies. Using theory and computer simulations, we show that the model can be used to assess the impact of the various strategies usually applied to eradicate head lice, both conscious (treatments) and ...
Laguna, María Fabiana +1 more
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Jurnal Kesehatan Melayu, 2018 Pedikulosis kapitis dikategorikan sebagai penyakit yang terabaikan dan masih menjadi masalah kesehatan. Infestasi Pediculus humanus capitis dengan mudah ditularkan melalui hubungan langsung antar individu atau benda pribadi yang digunakan bersama ...
Esy Maryanti +2 more
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Prevalence of Pediculus Capitis Infestation Among School Children of Chinese Refugees Residing in Mountainous Areas of Northern Thailand [PDF]
, 2004 An epidemiologic survey of Pediculus capitis infestation among Akka aboriginal and Han children of Chinese refugees living in mountainous areas at elevations of 1,100 to 1,400 m in Chiang-Rai Province of northern Thailand was conducted during January ...
Fan, Chia-Kwung +4 more
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Infestação por Pediculus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae) no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 1998 Adultos, ninfas e lêndeas da espécie Pediculus humanus foram encontrados em barraco, infestando roupas de cama e vestes de três habitantes em uma favela na cidade de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
Linardi Pedro Marcos +5 more
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Head lice as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023 Body lice and head lice are the most common ectoparasites of humans. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) occur worldwide in children and their caretakers, irrespective of their social status.
Hermann Feldmeier
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HUBUNGAN FAKTOR RISIKO DENGAN INFESTASI Pediculus humanus capitis PADA SISWA SDN BANDAR LOR 1 KOTA KEDIRI [PDF]
, 2023 Pedikulosis kapitis merupakan penyakit kulit kepala yang disebabkan oleh Pediculus humanus capitis. Penyakit ini dapat menular secara langsung maupun tidak langsung. Gejala klinis berupa rasa gatal pada kulit kepala.
Hermawan, Rizal Aditya +2 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Pediculus humanus is an obligate bloodsucking parasite of humans that has two ecotypes, the head louse and the body louse, which share an intimate history of coevolution with their human host.
Didier Raoult, Oleg Mediannikov
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Nuclear Genetic Diversity in Human Lice (Pediculus humanus) Reveals Continental Differences and High Inbreeding among Worldwide Populations [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Understanding the evolution of parasites is important to both basic and applied evolutionary biology. Knowledge of the genetic structure of parasite populations is critical for our ability to predict how an infection can spread through a host population ...
Marina S Ascunce, Melissa A Toups
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