Parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera

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Crabs representing a nickname for pubic lice or 'VD' with chinese lettering; a safe-sex advertisement by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.

A Spanish family picking lice or fleas from each other's heads. Coloured etching, 1812.

Pubic louse, ventral view, SEM, colour- blue

Las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) / ARCAT.

Pubic louse, ventral view, SEM.

Public louse, 1st claw of 2nd leg, SEM.

Pubic louse, suckers on tail piece, SEM.

Pubic louse, tip of tail, SEM

Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

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Lice Infestations

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Images referencing Lice Infestations

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Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

Lice Infestations

Images from the collections

Images referencing Lice Infestations

Works from the collections

Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

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