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Lice - 003
Lice - 003
LICE
BY
WAQAS ASGHAR
18121714-003
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Contents
Lice
Taxonomic status
Types
Morphology
Characteristics
Life cycle
Infestation
Symptoms
Body lice diseases
Treatment
References
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LICE
Lice is the common name for members of
the order Phthiraptera.
Greek "phthir"meaning lice
and "aptera" meaning wingless.
obligate ectoparasite
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Lice are classified as members of
order Phthiraptera
Anoplura Mallophaga
Sucking Biting
Proboscis Mandibles
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Anoplura
4 families
30 genera
500 species
Arranged in four families
Echinophthiriidae ( marine mammals)
Haematopinidae (cattle)
Haematopinoididae ( gophers of N
America)
Pediculidae (Human lice)
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:- Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Anoplura
Pediculidae
Pediculus
P. humanus
P. h. capitis
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Types
HEAD LICE
PEDICULUS CAPITUS
BODY LICE
PEDICULUS HUMANUS
PUBIC LICE
PTHIRUS PUBIS
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MORPHOLOGY
Small
Grayish white
Leathery integument
Flattened
Males 2-3mm
Females 3-4mm
Pair of five segmented antennae
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Pubic louse
Size 1.3-2mm
Slow movement
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Host Eggs (nits) are cemented onto host’s hair or feathers
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INFESTATION
Preschool and elementary-aged children
are infested most often
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SYMPTOMS
Itching of head – may or may not occur due
to the saliva of the louse as it bites the
scalp.
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Trench Fever (Bartonella quintana)
Less serious, rarely fatal
Characteristic five-day fever
headache, dizziness, pains in muscles and bones
To relieve itching
Lotion made of
1% spirits of thymol
Mixture of
5% benzocaine
2% methyl salicylate
0.5% salicyclic acid
70% alcohol
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Lice Treatment
Pyrethins and Permethrin lotion 1%
kill live lice but not the nits.
Malathion lotion 0.5%
kill some eggs
Lindane shampoo 1%:
cause neurological damage
“Nix” shampoo
DDT WWII
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Cont….
Pyrethrins
1 percent permethrin lotion
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