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The lice that cats get are specific to cats. They do not transfer from other species but are spread within the species. Cats get lice from other cats who have lice. As with humans, it's not a matter of cleanliness, but of popularity. (In fact, lice like clean heads better!)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agobecause they spread around cat to cat and also cats are known to be born with fleas
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∙ 13y agoNo, only humans can get human head lice. Human head lice only feed on human blood.
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∙ 10y agoAs far as I know cats don't get any kind of lice. Only fleas.
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∙ 13y agoYou mean fleas? Yes.
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Do slugs carry head lice?
No.
Do head lice carry diseases?
Head lice are currently being considered as vectors (able to carry disease). At the moment though there is nothing to prove that lice can carry or transmit virus or disease to humans, they are simply annoying!
Can humans get cat lice?
Yes Cats can get Lice. However it is not the same type as lice as humans get. Cats will not contract human lice, and we will never have the cat lice Felicola subrostrata. It's species specific, meaning it only effects the certain species it likes. Don't belive look it up somewhere else
Do slugs carry head lice because at school today one of the girls there got a slug on her head?
Only Humans have Lice so , no
Does the lice transmits diseases?
Head lice are currently being considered as vectors (able to carry disease). At the moment though there is nothing to prove that lice can carry or transmit virus or disease to humans..
Can cats get head lice from children?
Head lice (Pediculus capitis) are small parasitic insects exquisitely adapted to living on the scalp of their human host. They do not live or feed on your household pets.
Can you give dogs or cats lice?
can dogs give cats lice
Do goats carry lice?
they can carry lice just like we can
Do head lice feed on dogs cats and other animals?
None of the 3 species of human lice (head, pubic, clothing) survive well on other species. Dogs, cats, and other mammalian species each have 1 species of lice that feed on them and these lice do not survives well on other mammals. Lice are very highly specialized for the one species of host they live on. Humans are the only mammalian species that carries more than 1 species of lice.
How do catch hair lice?
You get head lice by putting your head by someone who already has head lice
What is the medical term meaning lice infestation?
PediculosispediculosisThe CDC (Center for Disease Control) states that Pediculosis Capitis-aka head lice- does not cause any known disease or medical condition. The body lice are the only infestations that can carry disease.
Do any types of mosquitoes carry lice?
No, mosquitoes do not carry lice, however mosquitoes carry many diseases e.g. malaria and HIV/AIDS as do lice.
