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Human Disease

lice infestation

Term ID
DOID:5502
Synonyms
  • Infestation by Pediculus
  • Louse infestation
  • mixed pediculosis
  • mixed pediculosis infestation
  • pediculosis
  • Pediculosis + lice
  • pediculosis and phthirus infection
  • Pediculosis and phthirus infections
  • Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
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Definition
A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, which are blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculosis
References
  • ICD10CM:B85.2
  • ICD9CM:132.9
  • MESH:D010373
  • NCI:C128401
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:74949007
  • UMLS_CUI:C0030756
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Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:5502 )
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