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Revista de Saúde Pública, 1985 A decametrina, um inseticida piretróide sintético, foi avaliada no tratamento da infestação por Pediculus humanus capitis em 54 crianças. Foi empregada emulsão a 0,0025 mg/ml da decametrina em tratamento tópico único ou repetido após 8 dias, se ainda ...
Newton Mamoru Sasaki +1 more
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Head lice as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms
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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Contribution of epilithic diatoms to benthic−pelagic coupling in a temperate river [PDF]
, 2013 Water residence time in the middle course of rivers is often too short to allow substantial phytoplankton development, and primary production is essentially provided by benthic phototrophic biofilms.
Buffan-Dubau, Evelyne +7 more
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Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021 Background and Objectives: Despite the progress of communities’ health, head lice (Pediculus capitis) infestation remains a major health problem. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of head lice infestation and its associated factors ...
Taghi Hajiloie +3 more
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Comptes Rendus. Biologies, 2003 In order to investigate human-louse phylogeny, we partially sequenced two nuclear (18S rRNA and EF-1 alpha) and one mitochondrial (COI) genes from 155 Pediculus from different geographical origins. The phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA and EF-1 alpha sequences showed that human lice were classified into lice from Sub-Saharan Africa and lice from other ...
Zhu Yong +3 more
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Dermoscopy applied to pediculosis corporis diagnosis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 We report the case of a 47-year-old homeless male with a massive infestation of Pediculus humanus corporison his entire body. Dermoscopy helped to diagnose pediculosis by showing the involvement of scalp, beard and the genital region in this disease.
Luiz Gustavo Martins +5 more
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Using human head lice to unravel neglect and cause of death [PDF]
, 2018 Despite the common association of human lice with abandoned or neglected people, no procedure to assess pediculosis, aimed to detect signs of neglect, exists.
Beagley +11 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020 Introducción. La infestación por piojos de la cabeza en humanos (Pediculus humanus capitis) se conoce como pediculosis capitis. Estos parásitos pueden ser vectores de enfermedades infecciosas con potencial reemergente. Objetivos.
David López-Valencia +4 more
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Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii bacteria and transmitted through body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), was a major public health threat in Eastern Europe as a consequence of World War II.
Paul N. Newton +3 more
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Molecular Evolution of Pediculus humanus and the Origin of Clothing [PDF]
Current Biology, 2003 The human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) and body louse (P. humanus corporis or P. h. humanus) are strict, obligate human ectoparasites that differ mainly in their habitat on the host : the head louse lives and feeds exclusively on the scalp, whereas the body louse feeds on the body but lives in clothing.
Manfred Kayser +2 more
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