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Is head lice a virus

Updated: 9/7/2023
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15y ago

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yes, they enter from the ear flap called the "pinna" and there are unique species of male lice that are attracted to moist ear wax, left side only, when victim is asleep. you wake up plump and bald due to swelling of the head

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9y ago

Yes headlice can be passed on from one person to another.
They can spread from person to person

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10y ago

Well it has 8 legs so it cannot be an insect at all. It is classified as an arachnid I think. :-)

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no it is a parasite.

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yes

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