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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!
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..
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 goats carry lice?
they can carry lice just like we can
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 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.
Is lice a childhood disease?
No, lice are parasites and anyone can get them.
Do possums carry lice?
No
Do lice carry disease?
Generally, no. This parasite is usually free of pathogens that affect humans. Bedbugs are another arthropod that are pathogenically free. For some reason these arthropods are not disease vectors, but they surely are irritating in and of themselves.
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
