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Incidence of Phthiriasis palpebrarum caused by pubic lice Pthirus pubisin Al-Sulaimaniyah province, Kurdistan region, Iraq

open access: yesJournal of Garmian University, 2018
Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare infection caused by pubic lice Pthirus pubis. Thisparasite has become a public health problem since itinfestshuman eyes and has beenlinked with other infections like keratitis, conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
N. Ameen, O. Amin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wooden combs from the Roman fort at Vechten: the bodily appearance of soldiers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Excavations in the late 19th century and surveys carried out in the 1970s have produced 12 boxwood combs from the Roman fort at Vechten (NL). They are to be considered waste material that was dumped in the river Rhine which in the Roman period ran just ...
Derks, A.M.J., Vos, W.K.
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The Presence of the Pubic Louse Pthirus Pubis in Two Patients Complaining from Tick Infestation

open access: yesElectronic Journal of General Medicine, 2011
Lice of the family pediculidae are obligatory parasites, which are accompanying the human kind during its entire evolution. We present the case of two patients, who visited our hospital with multiple bites. The physical examination of the patients did not reveal any ticks however, the more in depth inspection of the pubic area, where the pruritus was ...
BEYTUR, Ali   +6 more
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THE BLOOD-SUCKING LICE (PHTHIRAPTERA, ANOPLURA) OF CROATIA, FAUNA AND VECTOR ROLE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Ektoparaziti na pticama i sisavcima, uši, udružene su u jedan red, Phthiraptera. Taj red broji oko 5000 vrsta koje su podijeljene u 4 podreda. Najmanji od njih je podred krvosisajućih uši, Anoplura, sa svoje 543 opisane vrste.
Kostadinović, Kristina
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Orden Phthiraptera [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
El orden Phthiraptera comprende los piojos, un grupo muy diverso (unas 5000 especies) de gran importancia médica y veterinaria porque son ectoparásitos de aves (aproximadamente 4000 especies) y mamíferos (alrededor de 800 especies) que raramente ...
Maciá, Arnaldo   +1 more
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Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Journal ArticleParasites can be used as unique markers to investigate host evolutionary history, independent of host data. Here we show that modern human head lice, Pediculus humanus, are composed of two ancient lineages, whose origin predates modern ...
Clayton, Dale H., Reed David L.
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The use of mercury against pediculosis in the Renaissance: tha case of Ferdinand of Aragon, King of Naples (1467-1496) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Pediculosis seems to have afflicted humans since the most ancient times and lice have been found in several ancient human remains. Examination of the head hair and pubic hair of the artificial mummy of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496), King of Naples ...
G. Fornaciari   +6 more
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Irritating Intimates: The Archaeoentomology of Lice, Fleas, and Bedbugs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Ectoparasites, in the form of lice, fleas, and bedbugs, are often found in archaeological samples as indicated by archaeoentomological investigations in Europe, the Near East, Greenland, Iceland, and more recently in North America. Many historical texts,
Bain, Allison
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Pediculosis Palpaberarum

open access: yesGomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
The history of lice infestation in the human population is as long as 10,000 years. It has three major types: the one infesting body, head and pubic/ axillary area.
Muhammad Marwat
doaj  

Head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations in children and adults in Israel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Head lice infestation is a public health challenge even in developed nations, and 4–14-year old children are most affected; information regarding the infestation rates of adults in developed countries is scarce.
Alfi, S.   +4 more
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