A widely distributed genus of lice. There are two varieties of the species affecting man: P. humanus capitis, the head louse; and P. humanus corporis, the body louse. The presence of these parasites can irritate the skin, and in some parts of the world body lice are involved in transmitting relapsing fever and typhus.
A genus of parasitic insects, commonly called lice, that infest humans and other primates. Lice are sucking insects belonging to the family Pediculidae, order Anoplura. They transmit the causative organisms of epidemic typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever to animal hosts.
A small parasitic insect from the Pediculus genus, commonly known as a louse.