Term Name: | lice infestation |
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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 |
Definition: | A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, which are blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:5502] ( DOID:5502 ) |