1 Cumbria Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust IPC-PGN-13– Lice, Fleas and Scabies Prevention – V04 Iss 2 – Oct 19 Part of CNTW(C)23 –

TO Head Lice............... Treatment of hair..... Treatment of hats..... Body Lice............... Treatment of body..... Treatment of clothing. Dry heat . . . . ........

Lice, Scabies and Bed Bugs LICE • Nits (lice eggs) must be laid by live lice • Head lice and body lice are different • Head lice nits adhere to strands of

Lice, Mite, and Bed Bug Control Written by: Michael F. Potter and G. Mark Beavers Lice Pediculosis is the term used to indicate that an animal or human is infested with lice.

What are liceWhat are lice? Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and survive by feeding on blood. When a large number of lice live and reproduce on a person, it is called

Glossary/Terminology Nits: lice eggs Nymph: immature form of life cycle following hatch from egg Pediculosis: infestation of animals or humans by biting or sucking lice.

149-Lice-Dr. Embil et alWhat are lice? Lice are ectoparasites of which only two genres, pediculus and phthirus, are pathogenic for humans. The medically important species

Sheet 1 of 3 Ref: 2011F1228 © GOSH NHS Foundation Trust March 2012 Head lice are tiny brown insects that can only live on human hair. They survive by sucking blood from

STUDY BREAK ice are small, wingless, minor ectoparasites of mammals and birds. More than 540 blood-sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) have been described with aech host

D I D Y O U K N O W T H A T DOGS CAN ACQUIRE AND TRANSMIT BARTONELLOSIS? A large percentage of homeowners own at least one dog. But these cuddly creatures are not so cute