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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!
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What is water lice?
water lice is a form of head lice but lives in water and is adapted to that habitat.
How do kids get lice?
Lice jump from head to head, so they are pretty common in elementary schools where there are lots of kids.
Do you get lice on your armpits?
Human lice are of 3 types 1 , Head lice living in head being most common , 2 , Pubic lice living in pubic hair 3 , Body lice can live in body hair including armpits .
What is the biggest danger from lice infestation?
In general, patients are more at risk from typhus, trench fever, rickettsial infections, and other diseases spread by lice than from the lice themselves.
What is prediculosis capitis?
Lice in hair of head.
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..
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.
What do lice do to humans hair?
No they are not harmful, they are just a nuisance. They spread very quickly and are hard to get rid of.Lice are known to carry diseases. As long as you are near a hospital with modern medicine, you should be alright
Do slugs carry head lice?
No.
What is the disease that happens from lice?
What kind of lice do you mean?There are three different kinds of lice that affect humans (head lice, scabies or body lice, and pubic lice).The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a great overview on their website: http://www.cdc.gov/lice/index.html
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
Why hasn't something more effective to treat head lice been developed?
Because it's not a health hazard (they don't carry diseases) so no one will fund more research on it.
Does head lice kill people?
Lice can carry diseases like typhus,but in a country with advanced medicine, it's unlikely that one would even get sick from heead lice.so,no. You can't die from having them. They are just a nuisance and everyone on this planet has had them at some stage of their lives.
Why were the lice such a problem for the soldiers in the trenches?
Mainly because lice often carry diseases. During and right after World War I, a disease called typhus killed millions of people, and it was primarily spread by lice.
Why were body lice such a problem for the soldiers in the trench?
Mainly because lice often carry diseases. During and right after World War I, a disease called typhus killed millions of people, and it was primarily spread by lice.
Do goats carry lice?
they can carry lice just like we can
How do catch hair lice?
You get head lice by putting your head by someone who already has head lice
